#856988

Color #856988

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 19.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#856988

RGB

rgb(133, 105, 136)

HSL

hsl(294.2, 12.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.2, 22.8%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 22.8%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(48.09, 16.95, -12.83)

LCH

lch(48.09, 21.26, 322.88)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.0576, 323.11)

HWB

hwb(294.2, 41.2%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c8869

Analogous

#766988

#856988

#88697c

Triadic

#856988

#888569

#698885

Split-complementary

#856988

#7c8869

#698876

Tetradic

#856988

#88696c

#6c8869

#698885

Square

#856988

#887669

#6c8869

#697c88

Shades

Color #856988 mixed toward black.

#6f5871

#59465b

#433544

#2c232d

#161217

Tints

Color #856988 mixed toward white.

#9b819d

#af9ab1

#c3b3c4

#d7ccd8

#ebe6eb

Tones

Color #856988 mixed toward gray.

#836c86

#816e83

#7f7180

#7d737e

#7b767b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a81 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#7b7d80 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#847c7b · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #856988;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856988]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#856988 (#856988) is rgb(133, 105, 136) in RGB.

No, #856988 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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