#856b94

Color #856b94

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 22.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#856b94

RGB

rgb(133, 107, 148)

HSL

hsl(278, 16.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278, 27.7%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 27.7%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(49.06, 18.33, -18.48)

LCH

lch(49.06, 26.03, 314.77)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.0688, 312.88)

HWB

hwb(278, 42%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a946b

Analogous

#706b94

#856b94

#946b8f

Triadic

#856b94

#94856b

#6b9485

Split-complementary

#856b94

#8f946b

#6b9470

Tetradic

#856b94

#946b7a

#7a946b

#6b9485

Square

#856b94

#94706b

#7a946b

#6b8f94

Shades

Color #856b94 mixed toward black.

#6f597b

#594763

#42354a

#2c2431

#161219

Tints

Color #856b94 mixed toward white.

#9984a6

#ae9cb8

#c2b5ca

#d6cedb

#ebe6ed

Tones

Color #856b94 mixed toward gray.

#846e91

#83728d

#82758a

#817986

#807c83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.53:1

White text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7a8b · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#7c7e89 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#848483 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 18.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856b94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856b94]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#856b94 (#856b94) is rgb(133, 107, 148) in RGB.

No, #856b94 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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