#856883

Color #856883

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 19.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#856883

RGB

rgb(133, 104, 131)

HSL

hsl(304.1, 12.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.1, 21.8%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 1.5%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(47.66, 16.52, -10.51)

LCH

lch(47.66, 19.58, 327.54)

OKLCH

oklch(55.5%, 0.0539, 328.58)

HWB

hwb(304.1, 40.8%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#68856a

Analogous

#796885

#856883

#856875

Triadic

#856883

#838568

#688385

Split-complementary

#856883

#758568

#688579

Tetradic

#856883

#856a68

#68856a

#688385

Square

#856883

#857968

#68856a

#687585

Shades

Color #856883 mixed toward black.

#6f576d

#594557

#433442

#2c232c

#161116

Tints

Color #856883 mixed toward white.

#9b7f99

#af99ae

#c3b2c2

#d7ccd6

#ebe5eb

Tones

Color #856883 mixed toward gray.

#836b81

#806d7f

#7e6f7d

#7b727b

#797479

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.31:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a797d · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#7b7d7c · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#847877 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856883;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856883]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#856883 (#856883) is rgb(133, 104, 131) in RGB.

No, #856883 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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