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#856DDD

#856ddd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#856ddd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 42.75% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.82% cyan, 50.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 252.86°, with 62.22% saturation and 64.71% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2114

Complementary

  1. #856ddd
  2. #c5dd6d

Split complementary

  1. #856ddd
  2. #ddbd6d
  3. #8ddd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d8ddd
  2. #856ddd
  3. #bd6ddd

Triadic

  1. #856ddd
  2. #dd856d
  3. #6ddd85

Tetradic

  1. #856ddd
  2. #dd6dc5
  3. #c5dd6d
  4. #6ddd85

Square

  1. #856ddd
  2. #dd6d8d
  3. #c5dd6d
  4. #6dddbd

Monochromatic

  1. #392190
  2. #5230ce
  3. #856ddd
  4. #b9abeb
  5. #ede9fa

Shades

#856ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856ddd
  2. #7862c7
  3. #6a57b1
  4. #5d4c9b
  5. #504185
  6. #43376f
  7. #352c58
  8. #282142
  9. #1b162c
  10. #0d0b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#856ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856ddd
  2. #917ce0
  3. #9d8ae4
  4. #aa99e7
  5. #b6a7eb
  6. #c2b6ee
  7. #cec5f1
  8. #dad3f5
  9. #e7e2f8
  10. #f3f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856ddd
  2. #856fd4
  3. #8471ca
  4. #8473c1
  5. #8375b8
  6. #8377af
  7. #8278a5
  8. #827a9c
  9. #817c93
  10. #817e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8178ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e81e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #417cda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d849b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6279df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6377db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #777bb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856ddd {
  color: #856ddd;
}
Background
.bg-856ddd {
  background-color: #856ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856ddd {
  border: 2px solid #856ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 109 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 62% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856ddd, #bd6ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 109 221 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.08 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.89 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.31 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.59 #7a9222 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#856ddd  rgb(133, 109, 221)  hsl(253, 62%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#c5dd6d  rgb(197, 221, 109)  hsl(73, 62%, 65%)  June Bud
#dd856d  rgb(221, 133, 109)  hsl(13, 62%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#6ddd85  rgb(109, 221, 133)  hsl(133, 62%, 65%)  Pastel Green