#856398

Color #856398

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#856398

RGB

rgb(133, 99, 152)

HSL

hsl(278.5, 21.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.5, 34.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 34.9%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(47.21, 23.96, -23.69)

LCH

lch(47.21, 33.69, 315.32)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.0889, 312.95)

HWB

hwb(278.5, 38.8%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#769863

Analogous

#6a6398

#856398

#986390

Triadic

#856398

#988563

#639885

Split-complementary

#856398

#909863

#63986a

Tetradic

#856398

#986376

#769863

#639885

Square

#856398

#986a63

#769863

#639098

Shades

Color #856398 mixed toward black.

#6f527f

#594265

#42314c

#2c2133

#161019

Tints

Color #856398 mixed toward white.

#9a7caa

#ae96bb

#c2b1cc

#d6cbdd

#ebe5ee

Tones

Color #856398 mixed toward gray.

#846794

#826c8f

#81708b

#807586

#7f7982

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78778d · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#7a7c8b · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#848482 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856398;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856398]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#856398 (#856398) is rgb(133, 99, 152) in RGB.

No, #856398 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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