#856FDF#856FDF

#856FDF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.164 H 289.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FDF
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 223)
HSL	hsl(252, 64%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(252, 50%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 50.2%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.69, 34.96, -54.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.69, 64.72, 302.69°)
OKLab	oklab(61.5% 0.0554 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.164 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.6729, 21.6822, 72.4721)
Luminance	0.2168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FDF #C9DF6F

analogous

#6F91DF #856FDF #BD6FDF

triadic

#856FDF #DF856F #6FDF85

tetradic

#856FDF #DF6F91 #C9DF6F #6FDFBD

square

#856FDF #DF6F91 #C9DF6F #6FDFBD

split-complementary

#856FDF #DFBD6F #91DF6F

monochromatic

#4126AD #5B3DD4 #856FDF #AFA1EA #DAD3F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#856FDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.34

#856FDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FDF

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FDF	1.00	3.94	5.34	5.34
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4082E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#427EDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C869D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.164 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad99e9',
    500: '#856fdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fdf;
$custom-light: #ad99e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.786,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61497,
    "c": 0.16406,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FDF

secondary

#E0E8C2

accent

#CB1AA9

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110E16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FDF

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

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