#856FDB#856FDB

#856FDB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.159 H 290.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FDB
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 219)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(252, 49%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 49.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.46, 33.85, -52.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.46, 62.54, 302.77°)
OKLab	oklab(61.25% 0.0551 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(61.25% 0.159 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.1400, 21.4691, 69.6654)
Luminance	0.2147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FDB #C5DB6F

analogous

#6F8FDB #856FDB #BB6FDB

triadic

#856FDB #DB856F #6FDB85

tetradic

#856FDB #DB6F8F #C5DB6F #6FDBBB

square

#856FDB #DB6F8F #C5DB6F #6FDBBB

split-complementary

#856FDB #DBBB6F #8FDB6F

monochromatic

#432AA6 #5C3ECF #856FDB #AEA0E7 #D8D1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#856FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#856FDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FDB

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FDB	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4482DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#467DD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E859B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.159 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98e7',
    500: '#856fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fdb;
$custom-light: #ad98e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.222,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61251,
    "c": 0.15874,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FDB

secondary

#DEE5C0

accent

#C81EA5

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#110E16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FDB

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

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