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#856FDE

#856fde ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#856fde is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 43.53% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.09% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 251.89°, with 62.71% saturation and 65.29% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2163

Complementary

  1. #856fde
  2. #c8de6f

Split complementary

  1. #856fde
  2. #debc6f
  3. #90de6f

Analogous

  1. #6f90de
  2. #856fde
  3. #bc6fde

Triadic

  1. #856fde
  2. #de856f
  3. #6fde85

Tetradic

  1. #856fde
  2. #de6fc8
  3. #c8de6f
  4. #6fde85

Square

  1. #856fde
  2. #de6f90
  3. #c8de6f
  4. #6fdebc

Monochromatic

  1. #382292
  2. #5031d0
  3. #856fde
  4. #baadec
  5. #eeebfb

Shades

#856fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856fde
  2. #7864c8
  3. #6a59b2
  4. #5d4e9b
  5. #504385
  6. #43386f
  7. #352c59
  8. #282143
  9. #1b162c
  10. #0d0b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#856fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856fde
  2. #917de1
  3. #9d8ce5
  4. #aa9ae8
  5. #b6a9eb
  6. #c2b7ef
  7. #cec5f2
  8. #dad4f5
  9. #e7e2f8
  10. #f3f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856fde
  2. #8571d5
  3. #8472cb
  4. #8474c2
  5. #8376b8
  6. #8378af
  7. #8279a6
  8. #827b9c
  9. #817d93
  10. #817e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #827aae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4182e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d869c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #637be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6478dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #777dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856fde {
  color: #856fde;
}
Background
.bg-856fde {
  background-color: #856fde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-856fde {
  border: 2px solid #856fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 111 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 63% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856fde, #bc6fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 111 222 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.07 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.39 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.59 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.88 #7a9021 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#856fde  rgb(133, 111, 222)  hsl(252, 63%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#c8de6f  rgb(200, 222, 111)  hsl(72, 63%, 65%)  June Bud
#de856f  rgb(222, 133, 111)  hsl(12, 63%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#6fde85  rgb(111, 222, 133)  hsl(132, 63%, 65%)  Pastel Green