All About Color #856EDD

#856EDD

About #856EDD

#856EDD is a light blue color with the hex code #856EDD. In RGB it is red 133, green 110, blue 221; in HSL it is hue 252°, saturation 62%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 40%, 50%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 3.98:1 on white and 5.27:1 on black.

#856EDD Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6E, DD
CMYK39.82%, 50.23%, 0.00%, 13.33%
RGB Decimal133, 110, 221
HSL252°, 62%, 65%
RGB Octal205, 156, 335
HSV (HSB)252.43°, 50.23%, 86.67%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101110, 11011101
CIE-L*AB53.34, 35.00, -53.91
RGB Percent52.16%, 43.14%, 86.67%
CIE-L*CH53.34, 64.27, 302.99
XYZ28.30, 21.36, 71.04
CIE-L*UV53.34, 2.54, -87.47
xyY0.23, 0.18, 21.36
Hunter-Lab46.22, 28.43, -58.78
RYB52.16%, 43.14%, 86.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856EDD on a dark background: contrast 5.27:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856EDD on a light background: contrast 3.98:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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

Complementary palette

#856EDD · #C4B9EF · #4B2EC2 · #C7DD6E · #E4EFB9

Analogous palette

#6EC7DD · #6E90DD · #856EDD · #BC6EDD · #DD6EC7

Triadic palette

#856EDD · #DD856E · #6EDD85 · #C4B9EF · #EFC4B9

Tetradic palette

#856EDD · #DD6E90 · #C7DD6E · #6EDDBC · #4B2EC2

Monochromatic palette

#382291 · #5030CF · #856EDD · #B9ACEC · #EEEAFA

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