#856c8e

Color #856c8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 19.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#856c8e

RGB

rgb(133, 108, 142)

HSL

hsl(284.1, 13.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.1, 23.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(49.09, 16.44, -14.88)

LCH

lch(49.09, 22.17, 317.85)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.0592, 317.06)

HWB

hwb(284.1, 42.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#758e6c

Analogous

#746c8e

#856c8e

#8e6c86

Triadic

#856c8e

#8e856c

#6c8e85

Split-complementary

#856c8e

#868e6c

#6c8e74

Tetradic

#856c8e

#8e6c75

#758e6c

#6c8e85

Square

#856c8e

#8e746c

#758e6c

#6c868e

Shades

Color #856c8e mixed toward black.

#6f5a76

#59485f

#423647

#2c242f

#161218

Tints

Color #856c8e mixed toward white.

#9a84a1

#ae9db4

#c2b5c7

#d6ceda

#ebe6ec

Tones

Color #856c8e mixed toward gray.

#846f8b

#827288

#817485

#807783

#7e7a80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.53:1

White text reads better on this background (4.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b87 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#7c7e85 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#84817f · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856c8e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#856c8e (#856c8e) is rgb(133, 108, 142) in RGB.

No, #856c8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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