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#856bc8 color: Lavish Spending

#856bc8 is rgb(133, 107, 200) in RGB and oklch(59.415% 0.1393 294.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

59.4%
0.139
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #856bc8

#856bc8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #856bc8 mixed with white

  1. 856bc8
  2. 907ace
  3. 9b89d4
  4. a797da
  5. b3a6e0
  6. bfb5e6
  7. ccc3eb
  8. d8d2f0
  9. e5e1f5
  10. f2f0fa

Darker: #856bc8 mixed with black

  1. 856bc8
  2. 735cae
  3. 614e94
  4. 503f7b
  5. 403263
  6. 30254c
  7. 211836
  8. 130d21
  9. 06040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #856bc8 with less saturation

  1. 856bc8
  2. 846ec1
  3. 8370ba
  4. 8272b3
  5. 8275ab
  6. 8176a4
  7. 80789d
  8. 807a95
  9. 7f7c8e
  10. 7f7d86

Questions about #856bc8

What color is #856bc8?

#856bc8 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(133, 107, 200), in HSL hsl(256.77, 45.81%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.415% 0.1393 294.672).

What colors go well with #856bc8?

The complementary color of #856bc8 is #7d8700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #547ad1 and #a75eac. The triadic partners are #bc6417 and #009779.

Is white or black text more readable on #856bc8?

White text reads better on #856bc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #856bc8 a warm or cool color?

#856bc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.139.