All About Color #856FBE

#856FBE

About #856FBE

#856FBE is a medium purple color with the hex code #856FBE. In RGB it is red 133, green 111, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 257°, saturation 38%, lightness 59%; in CMYK it is 30%, 42%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 4.19:1 on white and 5.01:1 on black.

#856FBE Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6F, BE
CMYK30.00%, 41.58%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal133, 111, 190
HSL257°, 38%, 59%
RGB Octal205, 157, 276
HSV (HSB)256.71°, 41.58%, 74.51%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101111, 10111110
CIE-L*AB51.92, 26.11, -38.51
RGB Percent52.16%, 43.53%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH51.92, 46.53, 304.13
XYZ24.65, 20.07, 51.29
CIE-L*UV51.92, 5.24, -61.86
xyY0.26, 0.21, 20.07
Hunter-Lab44.80, 19.81, -36.51
RYB52.16%, 43.53%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856FBE on a dark background: contrast 5.01:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856FBE on a light background: contrast 4.19:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#856FBE · #BBAEDB · #574190 · #A8BE6F · #CEDBAE

Analogous palette

#6FA8BE · #6F80BE · #856FBE · #AD6FBE · #BE6FA8

Triadic palette

#856FBE · #BE856F · #6FBE85 · #BBAEDB · #DBBBAE

Tetradic palette

#856FBE · #BE6F80 · #A8BE6F · #6FBEAD · #574190

Monochromatic palette

#3E2E66 · #5E469B · #856FBE · #B2A4D6 · #DED8EE

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