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#856ADA

#856ada ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#856ada is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 41.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.99% cyan, 51.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 254.46°, with 60.22% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2036

Complementary

  1. #856ada
  2. #bfda6a

Split complementary

  1. #856ada
  2. #dabd6a
  3. #87da6a

Analogous

  1. #6a87da
  2. #856ada
  3. #bd6ada

Triadic

  1. #856ada
  2. #da856a
  3. #6ada85

Tetradic

  1. #856ada
  2. #da6abf
  3. #bfda6a
  4. #6ada85

Square

  1. #856ada
  2. #da6a87
  3. #bfda6a
  4. #6adabd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2289
  2. #5531c6
  3. #856ada
  4. #b7a7e9
  5. #e9e5f8

Shades

#856ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856ada
  2. #785fc4
  3. #6a55ae
  4. #5d4a99
  5. #504083
  6. #43356d
  7. #352a57
  8. #282041
  9. #1b152c
  10. #0d0b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#856ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856ada
  2. #9179de
  3. #9d88e1
  4. #aa97e5
  5. #b6a6e9
  6. #c2b5ed
  7. #cec3f0
  8. #dad2f4
  9. #e7e1f8
  10. #f3f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856ada
  2. #856cd1
  3. #846ec8
  4. #8471bf
  5. #8373b6
  6. #8375ad
  7. #8277a4
  8. #82799b
  9. #817c92
  10. #817e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8076aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b7ede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f7ad7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f8198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6177dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6374d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7878b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856ada {
  color: #856ada;
}
Background
.bg-856ada {
  background-color: #856ada;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856ada {
  border: 2px solid #856ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 106 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 60% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856ada, #bd6ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 106 218 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.52 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.86 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.75 #7a9525 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#856ada  rgb(133, 106, 218)  hsl(254, 60%, 64%)  Medium Purple
#bfda6a  rgb(191, 218, 106)  hsl(74, 60%, 64%)  June Bud
#da856a  rgb(218, 133, 106)  hsl(14, 60%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#6ada85  rgb(106, 218, 133)  hsl(134, 60%, 64%)  Pastel Green