All About Color #856FC3

#856FC3

About #856FC3

#856FC3 is a light purple color with the hex code #856FC3. In RGB it is red 133, green 111, blue 195; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 41%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 32%, 43%, 0%, 24%. Its contrast ratio is 4.15:1 on white and 5.06:1 on black.

#856FC3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 6F, C3
CMYK31.79%, 43.08%, 0.00%, 23.53%
RGB Decimal133, 111, 195
HSL256°, 41%, 60%
RGB Octal205, 157, 303
HSV (HSB)255.71°, 43.08%, 76.47%
RGB Binary10000101, 1101111, 11000011
CIE-L*AB52.17, 27.41, -40.99
RGB Percent52.16%, 43.53%, 76.47%
CIE-L*CH52.17, 49.31, 303.77
XYZ25.21, 20.30, 54.22
CIE-L*UV52.17, 4.74, -65.98
xyY0.25, 0.20, 20.30
Hunter-Lab45.05, 21.04, -39.82
RYB52.16%, 43.53%, 76.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#856FC3 on a dark background: contrast 5.06:1, passes WCAG AA.
#856FC3 on a light background: contrast 4.15:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #856FC3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #856FC3. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#856FC3 · #BCB0DE · #573F97 · #ADC36F · #D2DEB0

Analogous palette

#6FADC3 · #6F83C3 · #856FC3 · #AF6FC3 · #C36FAD

Triadic palette

#856FC3 · #C3856F · #6FC385 · #BCB0DE · #DEBCB0

Tetradic palette

#856FC3 · #C36F83 · #ADC36F · #6FC3AF · #573F97

Monochromatic palette

#3E2D6C · #5D44A2 · #856FC3 · #B3A5D9 · #E1DBF0

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