All About Color #856CBC

#856CBC

About #856CBC

#856CBC is a medium purple color with the hex code #856CBC. In RGB it is red 133, green 108, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 259°, saturation 37%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 29%, 43%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.31:1 on white and 4.87:1 on black.

#856CBC Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6C, BC
CMYK29.26%, 42.55%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal133, 108, 188
HSL259°, 37%, 58%
RGB Octal205, 154, 274
HSV (HSB)258.75°, 42.55%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101100, 10111100
CIE-L*AB51.09, 27.36, -38.68
RGB Percent52.16%, 42.35%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH51.09, 47.38, 305.28
XYZ24.11, 19.34, 50.04
CIE-L*UV51.09, 6.56, -62.05
xyY0.26, 0.21, 19.34
Hunter-Lab43.98, 20.90, -36.67
RYB52.16%, 42.35%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856CBC on a dark background: contrast 4.87:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856CBC on a light background: contrast 4.31:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #856CBC. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#856CBC · #B9ABD8 · #58408C · #A2BC6C · #CAD8AB

Analogous palette

#6CA2BC · #6C7BBC · #856CBC · #AD6CBC · #BC6CA2

Triadic palette

#856CBC · #BC856C · #6CBC85 · #B9ABD8 · #D8B9AB

Tetradic palette

#856CBC · #BC6C7B · #A2BC6C · #6CBCAD · #58408C

Monochromatic palette

#3E2D62 · #5F4596 · #856CBC · #B1A1D4 · #DCD5EC

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