#856E96 Color

#856E96 is rgb(133, 110, 150) in RGB and hsl(275, 16%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856E96

HEX#856E96

RGBrgb(133, 110, 150)

HSLhsl(275, 16%, 51%)

HSVhsv(275, 27%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.066 310.4)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856E96 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 text4.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856E96 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856E96 Complementary#7F966E Analogous#716E96 Analogous#966E93 Triadic#96856E Triadic#6E9685

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856E96, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9783A5 #A695B2 #B7A9C1 #C8BED0 #DAD3DF #E9E4EC

Shades

#735E82 #635170 #51425C #3F3347 #2D2432 #1D1821

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