#856dbb
a balanced, soft violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
133, 109, 187
HSL
259°, 36%, 58%
CMYK
29, 42, 0, 27
Luminance
0.1951
Every format
| HEX | #856dbb |
| RGB | rgb(133, 109, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 36%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 42%, 0%, 27%) |
| LAB | lab(51.3 26.5 -37.8) |
| LCH | lch(51.3 46.1 305.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.591 0.118 296.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #856dbb;
background-color: #856dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#856dbb] bg-[#856dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #856dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.522, green: 0.427, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#856dbb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#856dbb on white: 4.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#856dbb on black: 4.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red52.2%
Green42.7%
Blue73.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan28.9%
Magenta41.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%
Color previews
#856dbb text on a black background
contrast 4.90:1
Card sample
#856dbb text on a white background
contrast 4.28:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #856dbb;
Background color
Panel with #856dbb background
background-color: #856dbb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #856dbb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(133, 109, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(133, 109, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #856dbb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856dbb, #B96DBB);