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#857CD5 Color

#857CD5 is rgb(133, 124, 213) in RGB, hsl(246, 51%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 42%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#857CD5
HEX#857CD5
RGBrgb(133, 124, 213)
HSLhsl(246, 51%, 66%)
HSVhsv(246, 42%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 42%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.131 286.6)
LABlab(55.79% 19.73 -45.25)
LCHlch(55.79% 49.36 293.56)

What #857CD5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #857CD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5.63Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.39Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.2Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.09Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.66Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 16.82

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#857CD5 Channel Values

How #857CD5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 124 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 51% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 42% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #857CD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #857CD5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #857CD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #857CD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#857CD5
Complementary
#CCD57C
Analogous
#7C9FD5
Analogous
#B17CD5
Triadic
#D5857C
Triadic
#7CD585
Split comp.
#D5B17C
Split comp.
#9FD57C

Tints & Shades of #857CD5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#978FDB
#A59FE0
#B7B2E6
#C6C1EB
#D8D5F1
#E6E4F6

Shades

#6559C9
#483CB9
#3B3196
#2F2777
#211B55
#141032

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #857CD5.

How #857CD5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#857CD5
Protanopia#7E7ED5
Protanomaly#817DD5
Deuteranopia#7F7FD5
Deuteranomaly#817ED5
Tritanopia#748B8B
Tritanomaly#7B86AE
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #857CD5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-857cd5: #857CD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #857CD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-857cd5': '#857CD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.486, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_857cd5">#857CD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#857CD5"

More Blue Colors

#857CD5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#857CD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #857CD5?

#857CD5 is a light blue — rgb(133, 124, 213) in RGB and hsl(246, 51%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #857CD5?

#857CD5 is rgb(133, 124, 213) — red 133, green 124, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #857CD5?

#857CD5 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 42%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #857CD5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #857CD5 scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #857CD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #857CD5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.2, which is visibly different.

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