#856DD9 Color

#856DD9 is rgb(133, 109, 217) in RGB and hsl(253, 59%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856DD9

HEX#856DD9

RGBrgb(133, 109, 217)

HSLhsl(253, 59%, 64%)

HSVhsv(253, 50%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.159 291.2)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 50%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856DD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856DD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856DD9 Complementary#C2D96D Analogous#6D8CD9 Analogous#BB6DD9 Triadic#D9856D Triadic#6DD985

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856DD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9681DF #A796E4 #B8AAE9 #C5BAED #D6CEF2 #E7E3F8

Shades

#6649D0 #5031BF #41289A #331F7A #241655 #160E35

Use #856DD9 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex