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#856BDB

#856bdb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#856bdb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 41.96% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.27% cyan, 51.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 253.93°, with 60.87% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2062

Complementary

  1. #856bdb
  2. #c1db6b

Split complementary

  1. #856bdb
  2. #dbbd6b
  3. #89db6b

Analogous

  1. #6b89db
  2. #856bdb
  3. #bd6bdb

Triadic

  1. #856bdb
  2. #db856b
  3. #6bdb85

Tetradic

  1. #856bdb
  2. #db6bc1
  3. #c1db6b
  4. #6bdb85

Square

  1. #856bdb
  2. #db6b89
  3. #c1db6b
  4. #6bdbbd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a228b
  2. #5431c9
  3. #856bdb
  4. #b8a9ea
  5. #eae6f9

Shades

#856bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856bdb
  2. #7860c5
  3. #6a56af
  4. #5d4b99
  5. #504083
  6. #43366e
  7. #352b58
  8. #282042
  9. #1b152c
  10. #0d0b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#856bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856bdb
  2. #917adf
  3. #9d89e2
  4. #aa97e6
  5. #b6a6e9
  6. #c2b5ed
  7. #cec4f1
  8. #dad3f4
  9. #e7e1f8
  10. #f3f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856bdb
  2. #856dd2
  3. #846fc9
  4. #8471c0
  5. #8373b7
  6. #8376ae
  7. #8278a4
  8. #827a9b
  9. #817c92
  10. #817e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8076ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c7fdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e8299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6278dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6375d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7879b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856bdb {
  color: #856bdb;
}
Background
.bg-856bdb {
  background-color: #856bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856bdb {
  border: 2px solid #856bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 107 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 61% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856bdb, #bd6bdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 107 219 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.18 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.54 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.70 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.09 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.68 #7a9424 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#856bdb  rgb(133, 107, 219)  hsl(254, 61%, 64%)  Medium Purple
#c1db6b  rgb(193, 219, 107)  hsl(74, 61%, 64%)  June Bud
#db856b  rgb(219, 133, 107)  hsl(14, 61%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#6bdb85  rgb(107, 219, 133)  hsl(134, 61%, 64%)  Pastel Green