#856FEC#856FEC

#856FEC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.181 H 288.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FEC
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 236)
HSL	hsl(251, 77%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(251, 53%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 53%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.46, 38.58, -60.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.46, 71.78, 302.52°)
OKLab	oklab(62.32% 0.0562 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(62.32% 0.181 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.4933, 22.4104, 82.0596)
Luminance	0.2241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FEC #D6EC6F

analogous

#6F97EC #856FEC #C36FEC

triadic

#856FEC #EC856F #6FEC85

tetradic

#856FEC #EC6F97 #D6EC6F #6FECC3

square

#856FEC #EC6F97 #D6EC6F #6FECC3

split-complementary

#856FEC #ECC36F #97EC6F

monochromatic

#381AC6 #5739E5 #856FEC #B3A5F3 #E1DBFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#856FEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#856FEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FEC

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FEC	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3185F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#327FE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#668AA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.181 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae99f3',
    500: '#856fec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fec;
$custom-light: #ae99f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.56,
    "s": 76.687,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6232,
    "c": 0.18113,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FEC

secondary

#E8EFC8

accent

#D90DB5

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110E17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FEC

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

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