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#856ABE Color

#856ABE is rgb(133, 106, 190) in RGB, hsl(259, 39%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#856ABE
HEX#856ABE
RGBrgb(133, 106, 190)
HSLhsl(259, 39%, 58%)
HSVhsv(259, 44%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.127 297.1)
LABlab(50.30% 24.96 -40.81)
LCHlch(50.30% 47.83 301.45)

What #856ABE 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 #856ABE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.44Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.39Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.15Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.21Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.62Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.72

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

#856ABE Channel Values

How #856ABE 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 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 39% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 44% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.37:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #856ABE 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #856ABE

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

Base
#856ABE
Complementary
#A3BE6A
Analogous
#6A79BE
Analogous
#AE6ABE
Triadic
#BE856A
Triadic
#6ABE85
Split comp.
#BEAE6A
Split comp.
#79BE6A

Tints & Shades of #856ABE

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

#967FC7
#A591CF
#B6A6D8
#C8BCE1
#D9D1EB
#E8E3F3

Shades

#6D4EB1
#5E4398
#4C367C
#3B2A60
#2A1E43
#1A132B

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

How #856ABE 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#856ABE
Protanopia#6F6FBE
Protanomaly#796DBE
Deuteranopia#7474BE
Deuteranomaly#7B70BE
Tritanopia#787979
Tritanomaly#7D7399
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #856ABE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-856abe: #856ABE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #856ABE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-856abe': '#856ABE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.416, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_856abe">#856ABE</color>
SVG fillfill="#856ABE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#856ABE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #856ABE?

#856ABE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 106, 190) in RGB and hsl(259, 39%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #856ABE?

#856ABE is rgb(133, 106, 190) — red 133, green 106, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #856ABE?

#856ABE converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #856ABE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #856ABE scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #856ABE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.62, which is visibly different.

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