#856b8a

Color #856b8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 18.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#856b8a

RGB

rgb(133, 107, 138)

HSL

hsl(290.3, 12.7%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.3, 22.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 22.5%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(48.68, 16.18, -13.13)

LCH

lch(48.68, 20.84, 320.94)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.0561, 320.86)

HWB

hwb(290.3, 42%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#708a6b

Analogous

#756b8a

#856b8a

#8a6b7f

Triadic

#856b8a

#8a856b

#6b8a85

Split-complementary

#856b8a

#7f8a6b

#6b8a75

Tetradic

#856b8a

#8a6b70

#708a6b

#6b8a85

Square

#856b8a

#8a756b

#708a6b

#6b7f8a

Shades

Color #856b8a mixed toward black.

#6f5973

#59475c

#423545

#2c242e

#161217

Tints

Color #856b8a mixed toward white.

#9a829f

#ae9bb2

#c2b4c5

#d7cdd8

#ebe6ec

Tones

Color #856b8a mixed toward gray.

#836d87

#817085

#807382

#7e7580

#7c787d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.47:1

White text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7a83 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#7c7e82 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#847e7c · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856b8a]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#856b8a (#856b8a) is rgb(133, 107, 138) in RGB.

No, #856b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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