Information about #856EFA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#856EFA falls into the Blue Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 110, 250) — 52.2% red, 43.1% green, 98% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 55 / 0 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated classic blue, #856EFA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Slate Blue Light (#8470FF). Slightly further away sit Violets Are Blue (#8366F4) and Light Brilliant Indigo (#8B65FF).

The recipe behind #856EFA is rgb(133, 110, 250), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #856EFA: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. No one has named #856EFA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#856EFA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#856EFA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#856EFA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#2907D1

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Black

#000000

#856EFA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#856EFA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#856EFA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#E3FA70
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#9EFA70
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#FACC70
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#FA8770
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#70FA87
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#FA70E3
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#70FA87
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#FA709E
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#E3FA70
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#70FACC
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Nearest named colors to #856EFA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Slate Blue Light color link
Slate Blue Light

#8470FF

Violets Are Blue color link
Violets Are Blue

#8366F4

Light Brilliant Indigo color link
Light Brilliant Indigo

#8B65FF

Light Brilliant Persian Blue color link
Light Brilliant Persian Blue

#7865FF

Medium Slate Blue color link
Medium Slate Blue

#7B68EE

Crocus Purple color link
Crocus Purple

#9172EC

Light Slate Blue color link
Light Slate Blue

#736AFF

Eclipto Space Purple color link
Eclipto Space Purple

#7068F9

Centelion Purple color link
Centelion Purple

#9961FC

Lucent Monster Eye Violet-Blue color link
Lucent Monster Eye Violet-Blue

#7E55F5

Light Brilliant Blue Violet color link
Light Brilliant Blue Violet

#9F65FF

Purple Mimosa color link
Purple Mimosa

#9E7BFF

#856EFA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856EFA
  • RGB133, 110, 250
  • CMYK46, 55, 0, 2
  • CSSrgb(133, 110, 250)
  • HSL250°, 93%, 71%
  • HSL Precise249.857°, 93.333%, 70.588%
  • HSV250°, 56%, 98%
  • HSB250°, 56%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.431, 0.980)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.431, 0.980, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.431, 0.980)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB98%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID856EFA
  • DECIMAL ID8744698
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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