#856293

Color #856293

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 26.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#856293

RGB

rgb(133, 98, 147)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 20%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 33.3%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(46.75, 23.45, -21.43)

LCH

lch(46.75, 31.77, 317.58)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.0844, 316.06)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 38.4%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#709362

Analogous

#6c6293

#856293

#936288

Triadic

#856293

#938562

#629385

Split-complementary

#856293

#889362

#62936c

Tetradic

#856293

#936270

#709362

#629385

Square

#856293

#936c62

#709362

#628893

Shades

Color #856293 mixed toward black.

#6f527a

#594162

#423149

#2c2131

#161018

Tints

Color #856293 mixed toward white.

#9a7aa7

#ae95b8

#c2afca

#d7cadc

#ebe4ed

Tones

Color #856293 mixed toward gray.

#83668f

#816a8b

#806e87

#7e7283

#7c767e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.17:1

White text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777789 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#797c87 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#84817f · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 20.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #856293;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856293]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#856293 (#856293) is rgb(133, 98, 147) in RGB.

No, #856293 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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