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#856BF2

#856bf2 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#856bf2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 41.96% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.04% cyan, 55.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 251.56°, with 83.85% saturation and 68.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2191

Complementary

  1. #856bf2
  2. #d8f26b

Split complementary

  1. #856bf2
  2. #f2c96b
  3. #94f26b

Analogous

  1. #6b94f2
  2. #856bf2
  3. #c96bf2

Triadic

  1. #856bf2
  2. #f2856b
  3. #6bf285

Tetradic

  1. #856bf2
  2. #f26bd8
  3. #d8f26b
  4. #6bf285

Square

  1. #856bf2
  2. #f26b94
  3. #d8f26b
  4. #6bf2c9

Monochromatic

  1. #2f10b4
  2. #4b25ec
  3. #856bf2
  4. #bfb1f8
  5. #f0ecfd

Shades

#856bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856bf2
  2. #7860da
  3. #6a56c2
  4. #5d4ba9
  5. #504091
  6. #433679
  7. #352b61
  8. #282049
  9. #1b1530
  10. #0d0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#856bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856bf2
  2. #917af3
  3. #9d89f5
  4. #aa97f6
  5. #b6a6f7
  6. #c2b5f9
  7. #cec4fa
  8. #dad3fb
  9. #e7e1fc
  10. #f3f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856bf2
  2. #856de7
  3. #846fdb
  4. #8471d0
  5. #8373c4
  6. #8376b9
  7. #8278ae
  8. #827aa2
  9. #817c97
  10. #817e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8379b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1784f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a7def ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6389a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #597bf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5976f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #727ec8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856bf2 {
  color: #856bf2;
}
Background
.bg-856bf2 {
  background-color: #856bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #856bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 107 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 84% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856bf2, #c96bf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 107 242 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.90 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.00 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 11.23 #7a940d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#856bf2  rgb(133, 107, 242)  hsl(252, 84%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d8f26b  rgb(216, 242, 107)  hsl(72, 84%, 68%)  June Bud
#f2856b  rgb(242, 133, 107)  hsl(12, 84%, 68%)  Salmon
#6bf285  rgb(107, 242, 133)  hsl(132, 84%, 68%)  Light Green