All About Color #856CCB

#856CCB

About #856CCB

#856CCB is a light purple color with the hex code #856CCB. In RGB it is red 133, green 108, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 48%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 34%, 47%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 4.20:1 on white and 5.00:1 on black.

#856CCB Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6C, CB
CMYK34.48%, 46.80%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal133, 108, 203
HSL256°, 48%, 61%
RGB Octal205, 154, 313
HSV (HSB)255.79°, 46.80%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101100, 11001011
CIE-L*AB51.86, 31.29, -46.05
RGB Percent52.16%, 42.35%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH51.86, 55.67, 304.19
XYZ25.81, 20.02, 59.00
CIE-L*UV51.86, 4.98, -74.28
xyY0.25, 0.19, 20.02
Hunter-Lab44.75, 24.67, -46.86
RYB52.16%, 42.35%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856CCB on a dark background: contrast 5.00:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856CCB on a light background: contrast 4.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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

Complementary palette

#856CCB · #BDB0E3 · #5539A2 · #B2CB6C · #D5E3B0

Analogous palette

#6CB2CB · #6C82CB · #856CCB · #B56CCB · #CB6CB2

Triadic palette

#856CCB · #CB856C · #6CCB85 · #BDB0E3 · #E3BDB0

Tetradic palette

#856CCB · #CB6C82 · #B2CB6C · #6CCBB5 · #5539A2

Monochromatic palette

#3D2975 · #5B3DAE · #856CCB · #B4A4DF · #E3DDF3

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