#856FE0#856FE0

#856FE0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.165 H 289.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FE0
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 224)
HSL	hsl(252, 65%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(252, 50%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 50.4%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.75, 35.23, -54.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.75, 65.27, 302.67°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% 0.0555 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.165 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.8081, 21.7363, 73.1842)
Luminance	0.2174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FE0 #CAE06F

analogous

#6F92E0 #856FE0 #BD6FE0

triadic

#856FE0 #E0856F #6FE085

tetradic

#856FE0 #E06F92 #CAE06F #6FE0BD

square

#856FE0 #E06F92 #CAE06F #6FE0BD

split-complementary

#856FE0 #E0BD6F #92E06F

monochromatic

#4026AF #5A3DD5 #856FE0 #B0A1EB #DAD4F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#856FE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#856FE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FE0

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FE0	1.00	3.93	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F83E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#417EDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C869D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fe0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.165 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad99ea',
    500: '#856fe0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fe0;
$custom-light: #ad99ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fe0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.681,
    "s": 64.571,
    "l": 65.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61559,
    "c": 0.16539,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FE0

secondary

#E1E8C3

accent

#CC19A9

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110E16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FE0

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

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