#856FDE#856FDE

#856FDE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.163 H 289.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FDE
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 222)
HSL	hsl(252, 63%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(252, 50%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 50%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.63, 34.68, -54.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.63, 64.18, 302.71°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% 0.0553 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.163 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.5385, 21.6285, 71.7641)
Luminance	0.2163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FDE #C8DE6F

analogous

#6F90DE #856FDE #BD6FDE

triadic

#856FDE #DE856F #6FDE85

tetradic

#856FDE #DE6F90 #C8DE6F #6FDEBD

square

#856FDE #DE6F90 #C8DE6F #6FDEBD

split-complementary

#856FDE #DEBD6F #90DE6F

monochromatic

#4127AB #5B3DD3 #856FDE #AFA1E9 #D9D3F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#856FDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#856FDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FDE

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FDE	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4182E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#437EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D869C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.163 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98e9',
    500: '#856fde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fde;
$custom-light: #ad98e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.892,
    "s": 62.712,
    "l": 65.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61435,
    "c": 0.16273,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FDE

secondary

#E0E7C2

accent

#CA1BA8

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110E16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FDE

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

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