#856FA5 Color

#856FA5 is rgb(133, 111, 165) in RGB and hsl(264, 23%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856FA5

HEX#856FA5

RGBrgb(133, 111, 165)

HSLhsl(264, 23%, 54%)

HSVhsv(264, 33%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.084 302.6)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 33%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856FA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856FA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856FA5 Complementary#8FA56F Analogous#6F74A5 Analogous#9F6FA5 Triadic#A5846F Triadic#6FA584

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856FA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9482B0 #A797BE #B7AACA #C7BDD6 #D7D0E2 #EAE6EF

Shades

#725C93 #614F7D #504168 #3D314E #2C2338 #1B1623

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