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#856BF7

#856bf7 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#856bf7 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 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.15% cyan, 56.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 251.14°, with 89.74% saturation and 69.41% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2222

Complementary

  1. #856bf7
  2. #ddf76b

Split complementary

  1. #856bf7
  2. #f7cb6b
  3. #97f76b

Analogous

  1. #6b97f7
  2. #856bf7
  3. #cb6bf7

Triadic

  1. #856bf7
  2. #f7856b
  3. #6bf785

Tetradic

  1. #856bf7
  2. #f76bdd
  3. #ddf76b
  4. #6bf785

Square

  1. #856bf7
  2. #f76b97
  3. #ddf76b
  4. #6bf7cb

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0abf
  2. #4922f3
  3. #856bf7
  4. #c1b4fb
  5. #efecfe

Shades

#856bf7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856bf7
  2. #7860de
  3. #6a56c6
  4. #5d4bad
  5. #504094
  6. #43367c
  7. #352b63
  8. #28204a
  9. #1b1531
  10. #0d0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#856bf7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856bf7
  2. #917af8
  3. #9d89f9
  4. #aa97f9
  5. #b6a6fa
  6. #c2b5fb
  7. #cec4fc
  8. #dad3fd
  9. #e7e1fd
  10. #f3f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856bf7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856bf7
  2. #856deb
  3. #846fdf
  4. #8471d3
  5. #8373c7
  6. #8376bc
  7. #8278b0
  8. #827aa4
  9. #817c98
  10. #817e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8379bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #027ef4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #608aa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #567bfa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5777f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #717fcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856bf7 {
  color: #856bf7;
}
Background
.bg-856bf7 {
  background-color: #856bf7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856bf7 {
  border: 2px solid #856bf7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856bf7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 107 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 90% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856bf7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856bf7, #cb6bf7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856bf7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 107 247 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.52 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 11.33 #7a9408 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#856bf7  rgb(133, 107, 247)  hsl(251, 90%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ddf76b  rgb(221, 247, 107)  hsl(71, 90%, 69%)  Pear
#f7856b  rgb(247, 133, 107)  hsl(11, 90%, 69%)  Salmon
#6bf785  rgb(107, 247, 133)  hsl(131, 90%, 69%)  Spring Green