#856D97 Color

#856D97 is rgb(133, 109, 151) in RGB and hsl(274, 17%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856D97

HEX#856D97

RGBrgb(133, 109, 151)

HSLhsl(274, 17%, 51%)

HSVhsv(274, 28%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.069 310.2)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856D97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856D97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856D97 Complementary#7F976D Analogous#706D97 Analogous#976D94 Triadic#97856D Triadic#6D9785

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856D97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9682A6 #A594B3 #B7A8C2 #C8BDD0 #DAD2DF #E9E4EC

Shades

#735D83 #635071 #51425C #3F3348 #2C2433 #1D1721

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