#856EB9 Color

#856EB9 is rgb(133, 110, 185) in RGB and hsl(258, 35%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856EB9

HEX#856EB9

RGBrgb(133, 110, 185)

HSLhsl(258, 35%, 58%)

HSVhsv(258, 41%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.114 296.9)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 41%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856EB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856EB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856EB9 Complementary#A3B96E Analogous#6E7DB9 Analogous#AA6EB9 Triadic#B9856E Triadic#6EB985

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856EB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9683C3 #A594CC #B6A9D6 #C8BEE0 #D9D2E9 #E8E3F2

Shades

#6E53AC #5E4794 #4D3A78 #3B2D5D #2A1F41 #1A1429

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