#856BA8 Color

#856BA8 is rgb(133, 107, 168) in RGB and hsl(266, 26%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856BA8

HEX#856BA8

RGBrgb(133, 107, 168)

HSLhsl(266, 26%, 54%)

HSVhsv(266, 36%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.096 303.1)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856BA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856BA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856BA8 Complementary#8EA86B Analogous#6B6FA8 Analogous#A46BA8 Triadic#A8866B Triadic#6BA886

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856BA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#957EB4 #A895C1 #B8A8CC #C8BCD7 #D7CFE3 #EAE5F0

Shades

#745997 #624B81 #513E6A #3E2F50 #2C223A #1B1523

Use #856BA8 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex