All About Color #856DAB

#856DAB

About #856DAB

#856DAB is a medium purple color with the hex code #856DAB. In RGB it is red 133, green 109, blue 171; in HSL it is hue 263°, saturation 27%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 22%, 36%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 4.40:1 on white and 4.77:1 on black.

#856DAB Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6D, AB
CMYK22.22%, 36.26%, 0.00%, 32.94%
RGB Decimal133, 109, 171
HSL263°, 27%, 55%
RGB Octal205, 155, 253
HSV (HSB)263.23°, 36.26%, 67.06%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101101, 10101011
CIE-L*AB50.53, 22.51, -29.70
RGB Percent52.16%, 42.75%, 67.06%
CIE-L*CH50.53, 37.27, 307.16
XYZ22.49, 18.86, 40.98
CIE-L*UV50.53, 8.00, -47.31
xyY0.27, 0.23, 18.86
Hunter-Lab43.43, 16.43, -25.54
RYB52.16%, 42.75%, 67.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856DAB on a dark background: contrast 4.77:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856DAB on a light background: contrast 4.40:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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

Complementary palette

#856DAB · #B6A8CD · #584578 · #93AB6D · #BECDA8

Analogous palette

#6D93AB · #6D74AB · #856DAB · #A46DAB · #AB6D93

Triadic palette

#856DAB · #AB856D · #6DAB85 · #B6A8CD · #CDB6A8

Tetradic palette

#856DAB · #AB6D74 · #93AB6D · #6DABA4 · #584578

Monochromatic palette

#3C2F51 · #604A82 · #856DAB · #AE9EC7 · #D6CEE3

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