All About Color #856EAA

#856EAA

About #856EAA

#856EAA is a medium purple color with the hex code #856EAA. In RGB it is red 133, green 110, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 263°, saturation 26%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 22%, 35%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 4.37:1 on white and 4.81:1 on black.

#856EAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6E, AA
CMYK21.76%, 35.29%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal133, 110, 170
HSL263°, 26%, 55%
RGB Octal205, 156, 252
HSV (HSB)263.00°, 35.29%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101110, 10101010
CIE-L*AB50.73, 21.67, -28.80
RGB Percent52.16%, 43.14%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH50.73, 36.04, 306.97
XYZ22.50, 19.04, 40.52
CIE-L*UV50.73, 7.70, -45.83
xyY0.27, 0.23, 19.04
Hunter-Lab43.64, 15.70, -24.51
RYB52.16%, 43.14%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856EAA on a dark background: contrast 4.81:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856EAA on a light background: contrast 4.37:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#856EAA · #B6A8CC · #594677 · #93AA6E · #BECCA8

Analogous palette

#6E93AA · #6E75AA · #856EAA · #A36EAA · #AA6E93

Triadic palette

#856EAA · #AA856E · #6EAA85 · #B6A8CC · #CCB6A8

Tetradic palette

#856EAA · #AA6E75 · #93AA6E · #6EAAA3 · #594677

Monochromatic palette

#3C2F50 · #604B81 · #856EAA · #AE9FC6 · #D6CFE3

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