What color is #856CB1?

#856CB1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856CB1?

The RGB value is 133, 108, 177: 133 red, 108 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856CB1?

The complementary color is #98B16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856CB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856CB1 color

#856CB1 rgb(133, 108, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856CB1 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.4% green and 69.4% blue (133, 108, 177).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 31% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#856CB1 color codes

HEX	`#856CB1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 108, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 31%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 39%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, 24.57, -33.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 41.26, 306.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.969, 18.886, 44.022)`
Decimal	`8744113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856CB1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #856CB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#856CB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #856CB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856cb1; }
.text { color: #856cb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856cb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 108 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856cb1, #a86cb1); }

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Questions

What color is #856CB1?: #856CB1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856CB1?: The RGB value is 133, 108, 177: 133 red, 108 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856CB1?: The complementary color is #98B16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856CB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.