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#856AA0 Color

#856AA0 is rgb(133, 106, 160) in RGB, hsl(270, 22%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#856AA0
HEX#856AA0
RGBrgb(133, 106, 160)
HSLhsl(270, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(270, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.087 306.7)
LABlab(49.11% 19.27 -25.27)
LCHlch(49.11% 31.78 307.32)

What #856AA0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #856AA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.12Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.16French Lilac#86608EΔE 7.33Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.15Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.81Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#856AA0 Channel Values

How #856AA0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 106 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 34% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #856AA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #856AA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #856AA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #856AA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#856AA0
Complementary
#85A06A
Analogous
#6A6AA0
Analogous
#A06AA0
Triadic
#A0856A
Triadic
#6AA085
Split comp.
#A0A06A
Split comp.
#6AA06A

Tints & Shades of #856AA0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#967FAD
#A692B9
#B8A8C7
#C7BBD3
#D9D0E1
#E8E3ED

Shades

#735A8C
#614C76
#4F3E60
#40324E
#2E2438
#1C1622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #856AA0.

How #856AA0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#856AA0
Protanopia#6F6FA0
Protanomaly#796DA0
Deuteranopia#74749F
Deuteranomaly#7B70A0
Tritanopia#7E7373
Tritanomaly#816F87
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #856AA0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-856aa0: #856AA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #856AA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-856aa0': '#856AA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.416, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_856aa0">#856AA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#856AA0"

More Purple Colors

#856AA0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#856AA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #856AA0?

#856AA0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 106, 160) in RGB and hsl(270, 22%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #856AA0?

#856AA0 is rgb(133, 106, 160) — red 133, green 106, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #856AA0?

#856AA0 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #856AA0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #856AA0 scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #856AA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #856AA0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 25.77, which is a different colour altogether.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.