Recognised as Colour
#856DDE
- #856DDE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#856DDE is a blue with RGB values 133, 109, 222 and HSL 253°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#856DDE#856DDE
HEX#856DDE
RGBrgb(133, 109, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4275, 0.8706
RGB percentages52.2%, 42.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(252.7, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK40.1%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,744,414
CSS custom property--colour: #856DDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#7A9221
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6DE6D
Analogous#6D8DDE, #BE6DDE
Triadic#DE856D, #6DDE85
Split complementary#DEBE6D, #8DDE6D
Tetradic#DE6D8D, #C6DE6D, #6DDEBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R133
G109
B222
Red133 (52.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue252.74°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 6D · B DE
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