#856ace
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
133, 106, 206
HSL
256°, 51%, 61%
CMYK
35, 49, 0, 19
Luminance
0.1975
Every format
| HEX | #856ace |
| RGB | rgb(133, 106, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 51%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 49%, 0%, 19%) |
| LAB | lab(51.5 33.3 -48.2) |
| LCH | lch(51.5 58.6 304.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.596 0.149 293.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #856ace;
background-color: #856ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#856ace] bg-[#856ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #856ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.522, green: 0.416, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#856ace")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#856ace on white: 4.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#856ace on black: 4.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red52.2%
Green41.6%
Blue80.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan35.4%
Magenta48.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%
Color previews
#856ace text on a black background
contrast 4.95:1
Card sample
#856ace text on a white background
contrast 4.24:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #856ace;
Background color
Panel with #856ace background
background-color: #856ace;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #856ace;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(133, 106, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(133, 106, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #856ace; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856ace, #C86ACE);