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#856EF7

#856ef7 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#856ef7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 43.14% green and 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.15% cyan, 55.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 250.07°, with 89.54% saturation and 70% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2285

Complementary

  1. #856ef7
  2. #e0f76e

Split complementary

  1. #856ef7
  2. #f7c96e
  3. #9cf76e

Analogous

  1. #6e9cf7
  2. #856ef7
  3. #c96ef7

Triadic

  1. #856ef7
  2. #f7856e
  3. #6ef785

Tetradic

  1. #856ef7
  2. #f76ee0
  3. #e0f76e
  4. #6ef785

Square

  1. #856ef7
  2. #f76e9c
  3. #e0f76e
  4. #6ef7c9

Monochromatic

  1. #290bc1
  2. #4826f3
  3. #856ef7
  4. #c2b7fb
  5. #efecfe

Shades

#856ef7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856ef7
  2. #7863de
  3. #6a58c6
  4. #5d4dad
  5. #504294
  6. #43377c
  7. #352c63
  8. #28214a
  9. #1b1631
  10. #0d0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#856ef7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856ef7
  2. #917df8
  3. #9d8bf9
  4. #aa9af9
  5. #b6a8fa
  6. #c2b7fb
  7. #cec5fc
  8. #dad4fd
  9. #e7e2fd
  10. #f3f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856ef7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856ef7
  2. #8570eb
  3. #8472df
  4. #8473d3
  5. #8375c7
  6. #8377bc
  7. #8279b0
  8. #827ba4
  9. #817c98
  10. #817e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #847bbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1887fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1780f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #608ca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #597efa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5979f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7081cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856ef7 {
  color: #856ef7;
}
Background
.bg-856ef7 {
  background-color: #856ef7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856ef7 {
  border: 2px solid #856ef7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856ef7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 110 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 90% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856ef7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856ef7, #c96ef7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856ef7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 110 247 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.71 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 11.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 11.59 #7a9108 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#856ef7  rgb(133, 110, 247)  hsl(250, 90%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#e0f76e  rgb(224, 247, 110)  hsl(70, 90%, 70%)  Laser Lemon
#f7856e  rgb(247, 133, 110)  hsl(10, 90%, 70%)  Salmon
#6ef785  rgb(110, 247, 133)  hsl(130, 90%, 70%)  Pale Green