#856DE3 Color

#856DE3 is rgb(133, 109, 227) in RGB and hsl(252, 68%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSlateBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856DE3

HEX#856DE3

RGBrgb(133, 109, 227)

HSLhsl(252, 68%, 66%)

HSVhsv(252, 52%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.172 289.7)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856DE3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856DE3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856DE3 Complementary#CCE36D Analogous#6D91E3 Analogous#C06DE3 Triadic#E3856D Triadic#6DE385

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856DE3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9783E7 #A594EB #B7A9EF #C6BAF2 #D8D0F6 #E6E1F9

Shades

#6547DC #4827CE #3B20A7 #2F1985 #21125E #140B38

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