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#856bba color: Lavish Spending

#856bba is rgb(133, 107, 186) in RGB and oklch(58.636% 0.1203 297.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

58.6%
0.120
298°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #856bba

#856bba is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 contrast and black text 4.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #856bba mixed with white

  1. 856bba
  2. 907ac1
  3. 9c88c9
  4. a797d0
  5. b3a5d7
  6. c0b4de
  7. ccc3e5
  8. d8d2ec
  9. e5e1f2
  10. f2f0f9

Darker: #856bba mixed with black

  1. 856bba
  2. 735ca1
  3. 614e89
  4. 503f72
  5. 40325c
  6. 302546
  7. 211832
  8. 130d1e
  9. 06040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #856bba with less saturation

  1. 856bba
  2. 846db4
  3. 836fae
  4. 8271a8
  5. 8173a2
  6. 80759c
  7. 7f7696
  8. 7e788f
  9. 7e7989
  10. 7d7b83

Questions about #856bba

What color is #856bba?

#856bba is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(133, 107, 186), in HSL hsl(259.75, 36.41%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.636% 0.1203 297.749).

What colors go well with #856bba?

The complementary color of #856bba is #778524. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d78c4 and #a261a0. The triadic partners are #b06828 and #00937c.

Is white or black text more readable on #856bba?

White text reads better on #856bba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #856bba a warm or cool color?

#856bba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.12.