#856DD5 Color

#856DD5 is rgb(133, 109, 213) in RGB and hsl(254, 55%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856DD5

HEX#856DD5

RGBrgb(133, 109, 213)

HSLhsl(254, 55%, 63%)

HSVhsv(254, 49%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.154 291.8)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856DD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856DD5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856DD5 Complementary#BCD56D Analogous#6D88D5 Analogous#B96DD5 Triadic#D5856D Triadic#6DD585

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856DD5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9581DA #A694E0 #B6A8E6 #C7BCEB #D7D0F1 #E8E3F7

Shades

#6B4DCB #5335B6 #442C96 #342173 #261853 #160E2F

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