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#856BC7 Color

#856BC7 is rgb(133, 107, 199) in RGB, hsl(257, 45%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#856BC7
HEX#856BC7
RGBrgb(133, 107, 199)
HSLhsl(257, 45%, 60%)
HSVhsv(257, 46%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.138 294.9)
LABlab(50.94% 26.23 -44.95)
LCHlch(50.94% 52.04 300.27)

What #856BC7 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 #856BC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.15Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.63Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.26Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.85Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.49Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.76

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

#856BC7 Channel Values

How #856BC7 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 107 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 45% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 46% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #856BC7 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #856BC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #856BC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #856BC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#856BC7
Complementary
#ADC76B
Analogous
#6B7FC7
Analogous
#B36BC7
Triadic
#C7856B
Triadic
#6BC785
Split comp.
#C7B36B
Split comp.
#7FC76B

Tints & Shades of #856BC7

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

#947ECE
#A794D6
#B6A6DD
#C8BCE6
#D7CFED
#EAE5F5

Shades

#6D4EBC
#5A3EA3
#4A3285
#392768
#291C4A
#19112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #856BC7.

How #856BC7 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#856BC7
Protanopia#7070C7
Protanomaly#796EC7
Deuteranopia#7474C7
Deuteranomaly#7B71C7
Tritanopia#767C7C
Tritanomaly#7C759F
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #856BC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-856bc7: #856BC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #856BC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-856bc7': '#856BC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.420, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_856bc7">#856BC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#856BC7"

More Purple Colors

#856BC7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#856BC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #856BC7?

#856BC7 is a light purple — rgb(133, 107, 199) in RGB and hsl(257, 45%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #856BC7?

#856BC7 is rgb(133, 107, 199) — red 133, green 107, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #856BC7?

#856BC7 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #856BC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #856BC7 scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #856BC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #856BC7 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 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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