#856EA6 Color

#856EA6 is rgb(133, 110, 166) in RGB and hsl(265, 24%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856EA6

HEX#856EA6

RGBrgb(133, 110, 166)

HSLhsl(265, 24%, 54%)

HSVhsv(265, 34%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.088 302.6)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856EA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856EA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856EA6 Complementary#8EA66E Analogous#6E72A6 Analogous#A16EA6 Triadic#A6856E Triadic#6EA685

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856EA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9581B1 #A797BF #B7AACB #C7BDD6 #D7D0E2 #EAE6EF

Shades

#735B95 #624E7E #514068 #3D304F #2C2339 #1B1523

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