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#856FCA

#856fca ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#856fca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 43.53% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.16% cyan, 45.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 254.51°, with 46.19% saturation and 61.37% 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 3.65.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2062

Complementary

  1. #856fca
  2. #b4ca6f

Split complementary

  1. #856fca
  2. #cab36f
  3. #86ca6f

Analogous

  1. #6f86ca
  2. #856fca
  3. #b36fca

Triadic

  1. #856fca
  2. #ca856f
  3. #6fca85

Tetradic

  1. #856fca
  2. #ca6fb4
  3. #b4ca6f
  4. #6fca85

Square

  1. #856fca
  2. #ca6f86
  3. #b4ca6f
  4. #6fcab3

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2b75
  2. #5a40ad
  3. #856fca
  4. #b4a7df
  5. #e4dff3

Shades

#856fca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856fca
  2. #7864b6
  3. #6a59a2
  4. #5d4e8d
  5. #504379
  6. #433865
  7. #352c51
  8. #28213d
  9. #1b1628
  10. #0d0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#856fca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856fca
  2. #917dcf
  3. #9d8cd5
  4. #aa9ada
  5. #b6a9df
  6. #c2b7e5
  7. #cec5ea
  8. #dad4ef
  9. #e7e2f4
  10. #f3f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856fca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856fca
  2. #8571c3
  3. #8472bb
  4. #8474b4
  5. #8376ac
  6. #8378a5
  7. #82799e
  8. #827b96
  9. #817d8f
  10. #817e87
  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 #8078a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #517fcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #758093 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a79cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b77c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c7aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856fca {
  color: #856fca;
}
Background
.bg-856fca {
  background-color: #856fca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856fca {
  border: 2px solid #856fca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856fca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 111 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 46% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856fca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856fca, #b36fca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856fca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 111 202 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.65 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.34 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.46 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.58 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.42 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.51 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.78 #7a9035 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#856fca  rgb(133, 111, 202)  hsl(255, 46%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#b4ca6f  rgb(180, 202, 111)  hsl(75, 46%, 61%)  June Bud
#ca856f  rgb(202, 133, 111)  hsl(15, 46%, 61%)  Dark Salmon
#6fca85  rgb(111, 202, 133)  hsl(135, 46%, 61%)  Emerald