#856BE6 Color

#856BE6 is rgb(133, 107, 230) in RGB and hsl(253, 71%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSlateBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856BE6

HEX#856BE6

RGBrgb(133, 107, 230)

HSLhsl(253, 71%, 66%)

HSVhsv(253, 53%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.179 289.8)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 53%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856BE6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856BE6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856BE6 Complementary#CBE66B Analogous#6B8EE6 Analogous#C36BE6 Triadic#E6856B Triadic#6BE685

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856BE6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9781EA #A692ED #B7A8F0 #C6B9F3 #D8CFF7 #E6E0FA

Shades

#6543DF #4923D1 #3B1DAA #2F1787 #221060 #140A39

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