#856BCA Hex Color

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Color Name

Medium Purple*

Hex Color Code

#856BCA

RGB Color Code

RGB(133, 107, 202)

CMYK Values*

34.2%, 47.0%, 0.0%, 20.8%

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#856BCA hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 856BCA?

The RGB color code for color number #856BCA is RGB(133, 107, 202). In the RGB color model, #856BCA has a red value of 133, a green value of 107, and a blue value of 202. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 34.2% cyan, 47.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 20.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 256.4° (degrees), 47.3 % saturation, and 60.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #856BCA has a hue of 256.4° (degrees), 47.0 % saturation and 79.2 % brightness/value.

Color 856BCA is cool or warm?

Color 856BCA is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #856BCA? (For interior and product design)

856BCA has an LRV of nearly 19.8. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#856BCA

LRV 19.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 19.8 of #856BCA with dark and light color

Is #856BCA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 856BCA meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #856BCA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #856BCA

Hex triplet: #856BCA
Red: 85
Green: 6B
Blue: CA

RGBA / RGB rgb(133, 107, 202)

Red: 133 (52.2%)
Green: 107 (42.0%)
Blue: 202 (79.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 34.16%
Magenta: 47.03%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 20.78%

HSL hsl(256.42deg, 47.3 %, 60.6 %)

Hue: 256.42°
Saturation: 47.26 %
Lightness: 60.59 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 256.42°
Saturation: 47.03 %
Brightness / Value: 79.22 %

RYB ryb(50, 39, 113)

Red: 50 (19.5%)
Yellow: 39 (15.3%)
Blue: 113 (44.4%)

HWB

Hue: 256.42°
Whiteness: 41.96 %
Blackness: 20.78 %

CMY

Cyan: 47.84%
Magenta: 58.04%
Yellow: 20.78%

XYZ

X: 25.59
Y: 19.77
Z: 58.34

YXY

Y1: 19.77
X: 0.25
Y2: 0.19

CIE-Lab

L: 51.57
A: 31.61
B: -45.94

CIE-Lch

L: 51.57
C: 55.76
H: 304.53

CIE-Luv

L: 51.57
U: 5.42
V: -74.07

Hunter-Lab

L: 44.46
A: 24.94
B: -46.68

Other

LRV: ~ 19.8 %
Munsell Color System: 0.7P 5.0/11.6

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #856BCA

These are the named colors closest to hex 856BCA, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#9370DB Color Medium Purple

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#966FD6 Color Dark Pastel Purple

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#8B72BE Color Middle Blue Purple

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#9966CC Color Amethyst

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 856BCA.

#8A69D4 Color PANTONE 814 C

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#8866BC Color PANTONE 2075 C

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#8A75D1 Color PANTONE 2101 C

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#9063CD Color PANTONE 265 C

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 856BCA.

#766CB0 Color RAL 300 50 40 - Clear Mauve

94.53% match | ΔE 5.47

#786DAA Color RAL 300 50 35 - Wintertime Mauve

93.46% match | ΔE 6.54

#866AAA Color RAL 310 50 40 - Orchid Mauve

93.36% match | ΔE 6.64

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 856BCA.

#7E6EAC Color PANTONE 17-3834 TCX - Dahlia Purple

93.87% match | ΔE 6.13

Paint color for Hex #856BCA

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 856BCA from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 856BCA once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 856BCA similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #856BCA to Valspar

#8679B5 Color Bravo! (8001-48E)

93.01% match | ΔE 6.99

#997BB5 Color Plum Burst (4002-10B)

90.51% match | ΔE 9.49

#6C7CB8 Color Simply Purple (4004-10B)

90.20% match | ΔE 9.80

#7E85BD Color Plush (8001-47E)

89.89% match | ΔE 10.11

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 856BCA similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #856BCA to Dunn-Edwards

#8980C1 Color Faraway Sky (DE 5942)

92.39% match | ΔE 7.61

#A274B5 Color Purple Pride (DE 5991)

90.17% match | ΔE 9.83

#7B85C6 Color Twilight Twinkle (DE 5907)

90.04% match | ΔE 9.96

#7E6099 Color Jubilee (DE 5971)

89.95% match | ΔE 10.05

Behr

Hex color 856BCA similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #856BCA to Behr

#8C7EB9 Color Unimaginable (P560-5)

91.89% match | ΔE 8.11

#9076AE Color Romantic Moment (P570-5)

91.41% match | ΔE 8.59

#79669D Color Purple Paradise (PPU16-03)

91.10% match | ΔE 8.90

#6373B4 Color Wild Pansy (P540-6)

90.55% match | ΔE 9.45

PPG Paints

Hex color 856BCA similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #856BCA to PPG Paints

#8278AD Color Purple Rhapsody (PPG1247-6)

91.84% match | ΔE 8.16

#76679E Color Reign Over Me (PPG1248-7)

91.30% match | ΔE 8.70

#9569A3 Color Grape Popsicle (PPG1249-6)

89.78% match | ΔE 10.22

#7E84B5 Color Magical Moment (PPG17-06)

89.49% match | ΔE 10.51

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 856BCA similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #856BCA to Benjamin Moore

#9379B0 Color Charmed Violet (1398)

90.79% match | ΔE 9.21

#7F84BE Color California Lilac (2068-40)

90.37% match | ΔE 9.63

#9A80B9 Color Crocus Petal Purple (2071-40)

89.90% match | ΔE 10.10

#8085B4 Color Softened Violet (1420)

89.12% match | ΔE 10.88

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 856BCA similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #856BCA to Sherwin Williams

#6572A5 Color Gentian (SW 6817)

89.90% match | ΔE 10.10

#716998 Color Forget-Me-Not (SW 6824)

89.72% match | ΔE 10.28

#7E6596 Color Clematis (SW 6831)

89.20% match | ΔE 10.80

#6C7F9A Color Searching Blue (SW 6536)

88.34% match | ΔE 11.66

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 856BCA similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #856BCA to Farrow & Ball

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

85.78% match | ΔE 14.22

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

84.77% match | ΔE 15.23

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

83.57% match | ΔE 16.43

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

82.76% match | ΔE 17.24

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#856BCA color palettes and scheme combination

3D2973

513798

6645BD

856BCA

A491D7

C3B6E5

E2DCF2

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

6BB0CA

6B80CA

856BCA

B56BCA

CA6BB0

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

856BCA

CA856B

6BCA85

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

856BCA

CA6B81

B0CA6B

6BCAB5

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

856BCA

9179CF

9D88D4

A997D9

B5A6DF

C2B5E4

CEC3E9

DAD2EF

E6E1F4

F2F0F9

FFFFFF

Medium Purple* - #856BCA Tints

856BCA

7760B5

6A55A1

5D4A8D

4F4079

423565

352A50

27203C

1A1528

0D0A14

000000

Medium Purple* - #856BCA Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#856BCA

Medium Purple*

#B0CA6B

Middle Green Yellow*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #856BCA?

Color that best contrast with #856BCA is #B0CA6B, color name is Middle Green Yellow*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.