#856A9A Color

#856A9A is rgb(133, 106, 154) in RGB and hsl(274, 19%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#856A9A

HEX#856A9A

RGBrgb(133, 106, 154)

HSLhsl(274, 19%, 51%)

HSVhsv(274, 31%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.079 309.7)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856A9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856A9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856A9A Complementary#7F9A6A Analogous#6D6A9A Analogous#9A6A97 Triadic#9A856A Triadic#6A9A85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856A9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9780A8 #A692B5 #B7A7C3 #C8BCD2 #DAD1E0 #E9E4EC

Shades

#735B86 #634E73 #51405E #3F3249 #2C2334 #1D1721

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