#856c83

Color #856c83

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#856c83

RGB

rgb(133, 108, 131)

HSL

hsl(304.8, 10.4%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.8, 18.8%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 1.5%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(48.7, 14.15, -8.94)

LCH

lch(48.7, 16.74, 327.72)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.0461, 328.76)

HWB

hwb(304.8, 42.4%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c856e

Analogous

#7b6c85

#856c83

#856c77

Triadic

#856c83

#83856c

#6c8385

Split-complementary

#856c83

#77856c

#6c857b

Tetradic

#856c83

#856e6c

#6c856e

#6c8385

Square

#856c83

#857b6c

#6c856e

#6c7785

Shades

Color #856c83 mixed toward black.

#6f5a6d

#594857

#433642

#2c242c

#161216

Tints

Color #856c83 mixed toward white.

#9b8399

#af9cad

#c3b5c2

#d7ced6

#ebe6eb

Tones

Color #856c83 mixed toward gray.

#836e81

#817080

#7f727e

#7d747c

#7b777a

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

#7b7b7e · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#7c7e7d · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#847a79 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 15.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856c83;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856c83]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#856c83 (#856c83) is rgb(133, 108, 131) in RGB.

No, #856c83 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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