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#856CA3 Color

#856CA3 is rgb(133, 108, 163) in RGB, hsl(267, 23%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#856CA3
HEX#856CA3
RGBrgb(133, 108, 163)
HSLhsl(267, 23%, 53%)
HSVhsv(267, 34%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.087 304.7)
LABlab(49.72% 18.68 -26.08)
LCHlch(49.72% 32.08 305.62)

What #856CA3 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 #856CA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.39Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.5Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.84French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.48Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.54Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.57

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

#856CA3 Channel Values

How #856CA3 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 108 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 23% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 34% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #856CA3 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #856CA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #856CA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #856CA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#856CA3
Complementary
#8AA36C
Analogous
#6C6EA3
Analogous
#A06CA3
Triadic
#A3846C
Triadic
#6CA384
Split comp.
#A3A06C
Split comp.
#6EA36C

Tints & Shades of #856CA3

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

#947EAE
#A694BC
#B6A7C8
#C8BDD6
#D8D0E2
#EAE6EF

Shades

#735A90
#614D7A
#503F64
#3E314E
#2D2338
#1B1623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #856CA3.

How #856CA3 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#856CA3
Protanopia#7171A3
Protanomaly#796FA3
Deuteranopia#7575A3
Deuteranomaly#7C72A3
Tritanopia#7E7575
Tritanomaly#81718A
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #856CA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-856ca3: #856CA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #856CA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-856ca3': '#856CA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.424, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_856ca3">#856CA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#856CA3"

More Purple Colors

#856CA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#856CA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #856CA3?

#856CA3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 108, 163) in RGB and hsl(267, 23%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #856CA3?

#856CA3 is rgb(133, 108, 163) — red 133, green 108, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #856CA3?

#856CA3 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #856CA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #856CA3 scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #856CA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #856CA3 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 25.75, which is a different colour altogether.

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