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#856BDB Color

#856BDB is rgb(133, 107, 219) in RGB, hsl(254, 61%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#856BDB
HEX#856BDB
RGBrgb(133, 107, 219)
HSLhsl(254, 61%, 64%)
HSVhsv(254, 51%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.165 291.4)
LABlab(51.90% 30.46 -54.78)
LCHlch(51.90% 62.68 299.08)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.03Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.36Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.59Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.19Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.14Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.54

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

#856BDB Channel Values

How #856BDB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 61% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 51% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.1:1 vs white · 5.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #856BDB 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 text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #856BDB

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

Base
#856BDB
Complementary
#C1DB6B
Analogous
#6B89DB
Analogous
#BD6BDB
Triadic
#DB856B
Triadic
#6BDB85
Split comp.
#DBBD6B
Split comp.
#89DB6B

Tints & Shades of #856BDB

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

#9680E0
#A794E5
#B8A9EA
#C6B9EE
#D6CEF3
#E7E2F8

Shades

#6746D2
#512FC1
#41269C
#341E7B
#241556
#160D35

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

How #856BDB 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#856BDB
Protanopia#7070DB
Protanomaly#796EDB
Deuteranopia#7474DB
Deuteranomaly#7B71DB
Tritanopia#708181
Tritanomaly#7978AC
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #856BDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-856bdb: #856BDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #856BDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-856bdb': '#856BDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.420, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_856bdb">#856BDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#856BDB"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#856BDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #856BDB?

#856BDB is a light blue — rgb(133, 107, 219) in RGB and hsl(254, 61%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #856BDB?

#856BDB is rgb(133, 107, 219) — red 133, green 107, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #856BDB?

#856BDB converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #856BDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #856BDB scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #856BDB 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 5.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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