#856FDA#856FDA

#856FDA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.157 H 290.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FDA
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 218)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(252, 49%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 49.1%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.40, 33.58, -52.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.40, 61.99, 302.80°)
OKLab	oklab(61.19% 0.055 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(61.19% 0.157 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.0088, 21.4166, 68.9742)
Luminance	0.2142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FDA #C4DA6F

analogous

#6F8FDA #856FDA #BA6FDA

triadic

#856FDA #DA856F #6FDA85

tetradic

#856FDA #DA6F8F #C4DA6F #6FDABA

square

#856FDA #DA6F8F #C4DA6F #6FDABA

split-complementary

#856FDA #DABA6F #8FDA6F

monochromatic

#432AA4 #5C3ECD #856FDA #AEA0E7 #D8D0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#856FDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#856FDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FDA

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FDA	1.00	3.97	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4582DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#477DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E859A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.157 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98e6',
    500: '#856fda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fda;
$custom-light: #ac98e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.336,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 64.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61191,
    "c": 0.1574,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FDA

secondary

#DDE5C0

accent

#C71FA4

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#110E16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FDA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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