#856D9C Color

#856D9C is rgb(133, 109, 156) in RGB and hsl(271, 19%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856D9C

HEX#856D9C

RGBrgb(133, 109, 156)

HSLhsl(271, 19%, 52%)

HSVhsv(271, 30%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.076 307.5)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856D9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856D9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856D9C Complementary#849C6D Analogous#6E6D9C Analogous#9C6D9B Triadic#9C856D Triadic#6D9C85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856D9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9783AA #A695B7 #B8AAC5 #C7BCD2 #D9D1E0 #E8E4EC

Shades

#735D89 #624E73 #50405E #40344C #2E2537 #1C1721

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