#856791

Color #856791

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 24.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#856791

RGB

rgb(133, 103, 145)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 16.9%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 29%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 29%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(47.92, 20.05, -18.44)

LCH

lch(47.92, 27.24, 317.4)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.0724, 316.12)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 40.4%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#739167

Analogous

#706791

#856791

#916788

Triadic

#856791

#918567

#679185

Split-complementary

#856791

#889167

#679170

Tetradic

#856791

#916773

#739167

#679185

Square

#856791

#917067

#739167

#678891

Shades

Color #856791 mixed toward black.

#6f5679

#594561

#423348

#2c2230

#161118

Tints

Color #856791 mixed toward white.

#9a7fa4

#ae99b6

#c2b2c9

#d6ccdb

#ebe5ed

Tones

Color #856791 mixed toward gray.

#836a8d

#826e8a

#807186

#7f7583

#7d787f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.35:1

White text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797988 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#7b7d86 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#84817f · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856791;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856791]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#856791 (#856791) is rgb(133, 103, 145) in RGB.

No, #856791 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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