#856FB8 Color

#856FB8 is rgb(133, 111, 184) in RGB and hsl(258, 34%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856FB8

HEX#856FB8

RGBrgb(133, 111, 184)

HSLhsl(258, 34%, 58%)

HSVhsv(258, 40%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.111 296.8)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 40%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856FB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856FB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856FB8 Complementary#A2B86F Analogous#6F7EB8 Analogous#AA6FB8 Triadic#B8856F Triadic#6FB885

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856FB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9784C2 #A595CB #B7AAD5 #C8BEDF #D9D3E9 #E8E4F2

Shades

#6E54AB #5F4893 #4D3B78 #3B2D5C #2A2041 #1A1429

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