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#856AE2

#856ae2 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#856ae2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.15% cyan, 53.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 253.5°, with 67.42% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2079

Complementary

  1. #856ae2
  2. #c7e26a

Split complementary

  1. #856ae2
  2. #e2c16a
  3. #8be26a

Analogous

  1. #6a8be2
  2. #856ae2
  3. #c16ae2

Triadic

  1. #856ae2
  2. #e2856a
  3. #6ae285

Tetradic

  1. #856ae2
  2. #e26ac7
  3. #c7e26a
  4. #6ae285

Square

  1. #856ae2
  2. #e26a8b
  3. #c7e26a
  4. #6ae2c1

Monochromatic

  1. #381d96
  2. #512ad6
  3. #856ae2
  4. #b9aaee
  5. #eeeafb

Shades

#856ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856ae2
  2. #785fcb
  3. #6a55b5
  4. #5d4a9e
  5. #504088
  6. #433571
  7. #352a5a
  8. #282044
  9. #1b152d
  10. #0d0b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#856ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856ae2
  2. #9179e5
  3. #9d88e8
  4. #aa97eb
  5. #b6a6ee
  6. #c2b5f1
  7. #cec3f3
  8. #dad2f6
  9. #e7e1f9
  10. #f3f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856ae2
  2. #856cd8
  3. #846ece
  4. #8471c5
  5. #8373bb
  6. #8375b1
  7. #8277a7
  8. #82799d
  9. #817c94
  10. #817e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8176af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3280e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #367bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b839c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e78e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6075e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #767abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856ae2 {
  color: #856ae2;
}
Background
.bg-856ae2 {
  background-color: #856ae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #856ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 106 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 67% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856ae2, #c16ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 106 226 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.63 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.27 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.24 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.16 #7a951d Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#856ae2  rgb(133, 106, 226)  hsl(254, 67%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c7e26a  rgb(199, 226, 106)  hsl(74, 67%, 65%)  June Bud
#e2856a  rgb(226, 133, 106)  hsl(14, 67%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#6ae285  rgb(106, 226, 133)  hsl(134, 67%, 65%)  Pastel Green