All About Color #856BC7

#856BC7

About #856BC7

#856BC7 is a light purple color with the hex code #856BC7. In RGB it is red 133, green 107, blue 199; in HSL it is hue 257°, saturation 45%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 33%, 46%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 4.26:1 on white and 4.93:1 on black.

#856BC7 Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6B, C7
CMYK33.17%, 46.23%, 0.00%, 21.96%
RGB Decimal133, 107, 199
HSL257°, 45%, 60%
RGB Octal205, 153, 307
HSV (HSB)256.96°, 46.23%, 78.04%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101011, 11000111
CIE-L*AB51.41, 30.81, -44.48
RGB Percent52.16%, 41.96%, 78.04%
CIE-L*CH51.41, 54.11, 304.71
XYZ25.24, 19.63, 56.49
CIE-L*UV51.41, 5.74, -71.64
xyY0.25, 0.19, 19.63
Hunter-Lab44.30, 24.17, -44.59
RYB52.16%, 41.96%, 78.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856BC7 on a dark background: contrast 4.93:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856BC7 on a light background: contrast 4.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #856BC7, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#856BC7 · #BCAEE0 · #563B9B · #ADC76B · #D2E0AE

Analogous palette

#6BADC7 · #6B7FC7 · #856BC7 · #B36BC7 · #C76BAD

Triadic palette

#856BC7 · #C7856B · #6BC785 · #BCAEE0 · #E0BCAE

Tetradic palette

#856BC7 · #C76B7F · #ADC76B · #6BC7B3 · #563B9B

Monochromatic palette

#3E2A6F · #5C3FA6 · #856BC7 · #B3A3DC · #E1DAF1

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