#856c95

Color #856c95

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 21.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#856c95

RGB

rgb(133, 108, 149)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 16.2%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 27.5%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 27.5%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(49.35, 17.96, -18.61)

LCH

lch(49.35, 25.86, 313.98)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.0682, 311.85)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 42.4%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c956c

Analogous

#716c95

#856c95

#956c91

Triadic

#856c95

#95856c

#6c9585

Split-complementary

#856c95

#91956c

#6c9571

Tetradic

#856c95

#956c7c

#7c956c

#6c9585

Square

#856c95

#95716c

#7c956c

#6c9195

Shades

Color #856c95 mixed toward black.

#6f5a7c

#594864

#43364b

#2c2432

#161219

Tints

Color #856c95 mixed toward white.

#9985a7

#ae9db8

#c2b6ca

#d6cedc

#ebe7ed

Tones

Color #856c95 mixed toward gray.

#846f92

#84738e

#83768b

#827a87

#817d84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.58:1

White text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b8c · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#7c7e8a · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#848584 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856c95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856c95]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#856c95 (#856c95) is rgb(133, 108, 149) in RGB.

No, #856c95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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