#856679

Color #856679

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#856679

RGB

rgb(133, 102, 121)

HSL

hsl(323.2, 13.2%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.2, 23.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 9%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(46.8, 15.76, -5.8)

LCH

lch(46.8, 16.79, 339.8)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.0482, 341.49)

HWB

hwb(323.2, 40%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#668572

Analogous

#826685

#856679

#85666a

Triadic

#856679

#798566

#667985

Split-complementary

#856679

#6a8566

#668582

Tetradic

#856679

#857266

#668572

#667985

Square

#856679

#858266

#668572

#666a85

Shades

Color #856679 mixed toward black.

#6f5565

#594451

#43333d

#2c2228

#161114

Tints

Color #856679 mixed toward white.

#9c7d90

#af97a6

#c3b1bc

#d7cbd3

#ebe5e9

Tones

Color #856679 mixed toward gray.

#826978

#806b78

#7d6e77

#7b7077

#787376

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.17:1

White text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797975 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#7b7d74 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#847170 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856679;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856679]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#856679 (#856679) is rgb(133, 102, 121) in RGB.

No, #856679 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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