#856CB5

#856CB5

Color Values

HEX

#856CB5

RGB

133, 108, 181

HSL

260.5, 33.0%, 56.7%

HSV

260.5, 40.3%, 71.0%

CMYK

26.5%, 40.3%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.5856 0.1118 298.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#856CB5

#9CB56C

Analogous

#6C78B5

#A96CB5

#856CB5

Triadic

#856CB5

#B5856C

#6CB585

Split Complementary

#856CB5

#B5A96C

#78B56C

Tetradic

#856CB5

#B56C78

#9CB56C

#6CB5A9

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#856CB5

Protanopia

#7A7AA3

Deuteranopia

#7C7E9F

Tritanopia

#849592

Achromatopsia

#777777

CSS Usage

background-color: #856CB5;
color: #856CB5;
border-color: #856CB5;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 400 #818CF8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5F9
100
#ECE8F2
200
#D8D0E7
300
#BBAED6
400
#9782C0
500
#7255AA
600
#5B4488
700
#49376D
800
#392B55
900
#2C223F
950
#1C1628

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.37:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

4.81:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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