#856f82

Color #856f82

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 14.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#856f82

RGB

rgb(133, 111, 130)

HSL

hsl(308.2, 9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.2, 16.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 2.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(49.46, 12.18, -7.22)

LCH

lch(49.46, 14.16, 329.34)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.0391, 330.62)

HWB

hwb(308.2, 43.5%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f8572

Analogous

#7d6f85

#856f82

#856f77

Triadic

#856f82

#82856f

#6f8285

Split-complementary

#856f82

#77856f

#6f857d

Tetradic

#856f82

#85726f

#6f8572

#6f8285

Square

#856f82

#857d6f

#6f8572

#6f7785

Shades

Color #856f82 mixed toward black.

#6f5c6c

#594a57

#423741

#2c252b

#161216

Tints

Color #856f82 mixed toward white.

#9a8697

#ae9eac

#c2b6c1

#d7cfd6

#ebe7ea

Tones

Color #856f82 mixed toward gray.

#837181

#81737f

#7f747e

#7e767d

#7c787b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.59:1

Black 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

#7c7c7e · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#7d7f7d · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#847a79 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #856f82;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856f82]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#856f82 (#856f82) is rgb(133, 111, 130) in RGB.

No, #856f82 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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