All About Color #856EC4

#856EC4

About #856EC4

#856EC4 is a light purple color with the hex code #856EC4. In RGB it is red 133, green 110, blue 196; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 42%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 32%, 44%, 0%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 4.18:1 on white and 5.02:1 on black.

#856EC4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6E, C4
CMYK32.14%, 43.88%, 0.00%, 23.14%
RGB Decimal133, 110, 196
HSL256°, 42%, 60%
RGB Octal205, 156, 304
HSV (HSB)256.05°, 43.88%, 76.86%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101110, 11000100
CIE-L*AB51.98, 28.26, -41.87
RGB Percent52.16%, 43.14%, 76.86%
CIE-L*CH51.98, 50.51, 304.02
XYZ25.21, 20.12, 54.78
CIE-L*UV51.98, 5.00, -67.41
xyY0.25, 0.20, 20.12
Hunter-Lab44.86, 21.82, -41.00
RYB52.16%, 43.14%, 76.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856EC4 on a dark background: contrast 5.02:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856EC4 on a light background: contrast 4.18:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #856EC4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#856EC4 · #BCAFDE · #563E98 · #ADC46E · #D2DEAF

Analogous palette

#6EADC4 · #6E82C4 · #856EC4 · #B06EC4 · #C46EAD

Triadic palette

#856EC4 · #C4856E · #6EC485 · #BCAFDE · #DEBCAF

Tetradic palette

#856EC4 · #C46E82 · #ADC46E · #6EC4B0 · #563E98

Monochromatic palette

#3E2C6D · #5C43A3 · #856EC4 · #B3A4DA · #E1DBF0

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