#856cca Color Information

#856cca Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #856cca. In RGB, it consists of 52.2% Red, 42.4% Green, and 79.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 34.2% Cyan, 46.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 256.0°, with saturation of 47% and lightness of 60.8%. The decimal value for #856cca is 8744138, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #856cca is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#856cca Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color133, 108, 202 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color52.2%, 42.4%, 79.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.478, 0.576, 0.208 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.342, 0.465, 0, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color256.0°, 47.0%, 60.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color256.0°, 46.5%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color25.696, 19.976, 58.379 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color133, 108, 202 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8744138 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.810, 31.021, -45.564 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.810, 55.122, 304.248 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.810, 5.076, -73.487 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.694, 24.410, -46.157 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.247, 0.192, 19.976 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286934218 / 0xff856cca Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #856cca

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #856cca, its pure hue is 256.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.0%, and its lightness is 60.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #856cca, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #110e19 to #745fb1.

Tints of #856cca

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #856cca, its pure hue is 256.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.0%, and its lightness is 60.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #856cca, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #947ed1 to #f0edf8.

Tones of #856cca

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #856cca, its pure hue is 256.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #856cca, which range from #9b9b9b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #6c37ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #856cca

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #856cca! For #856cca, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #856cca. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #856cca

This color, #856cca, consists of 52.2% Red, 42.4% Green, and 79.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 133, Green = 108, Blue = 202. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #856cca is 34.2% Cyan, 46.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R52.2%
C34.2%
G42.4%
M46.5%
B79.2%
Y0.0%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 133 108 202
Octal 205 154 312
Hexa #85 #6c #ca
Binary 10000101 01101100 11001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 34 46 0 20
Octal 42 56 0 24
Hexa #22 #2e #00 #14
Binary 00100010 00101110 00000000 00010100

Analogous Colors of #856cca

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #856cca — which has hue 256.0° — its analogous colors are located at 226.0° and 286.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #856cca.

Triadic Colors of #856cca

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #856cca — which has hue 256.0° — its triadic colors are located at 16.0° and 256.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #856cca.

Complementary Color of #856cca

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #856cca — which has hue 256.0° — its complementary color is located at 76.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #856cca.

Split Complementary Colors of #856cca

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #856cca — which has hue 256.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 46.0° and 256.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #856cca.

Tetradic Colors of #856cca

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #856cca — which has hue 256.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 166.0°, 256.0°, 346.0°, and 76.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #856cca.

Monochromatic Colors of #856cca

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #856cca, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5d5082 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bdaaf0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #856cca

We want to make getting started with #856cca on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #856cca into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #856cca can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #856cca with other HTML elements.

#856cca Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #856cca.
<span style="color: #856cca;">The color of this text is #856cca.</span>

#856cca Background Color

The background color for this text is #856cca.
<div style="background-color: #856cca; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #856cca.</div>

#856cca Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #856cca.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #856cca;">This color for the shadow of this text is #856cca.</span>

#856cca Border Color

This is a div with border color #856cca.
<div style="border: #856cca 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #856cca.</div>

#856cca Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #856cca on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #856cca; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #856cca on a white background.</div></div>

#856cca Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #856cca on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #856cca; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #856cca on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #856cca to White

This is a gradient from #856cca to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#856cca,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#856cca,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#856cca,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#856cca,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #856cca to white.</div>

Gradient from #856cca to Black

This is a gradient from #856cca to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#856cca,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#856cca,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#856cca,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#856cca,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #856cca to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #856cca

In addition to using #856cca on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #856cca in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #856cca, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 133, Green = 108, Blue = 202). If you need details about the color coordinates of #856cca in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #856cca
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(133, 108, 202)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #856cca; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #856cca; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #856cca; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(133, 108, 202);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#856cca")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:133, green:108, blue:202, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:133 green:108 blue:202 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(133f, 108f, 202f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(133, 108, 202);
 

#856cca Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #856cca the same way. For those with color blindness, #856cca might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #856cca looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #856cca is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #856cca looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #856cca will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #856cca is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #856cca would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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