#856a88

Color #856a88

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 19.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#856a88

RGB

rgb(133, 106, 136)

HSL

hsl(294, 12.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294, 22.1%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 22.1%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(48.35, 16.36, -12.44)

LCH

lch(48.35, 20.55, 322.75)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.0557, 323.03)

HWB

hwb(294, 41.6%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d886a

Analogous

#766a88

#856a88

#886a7c

Triadic

#856a88

#88856a

#6a8885

Split-complementary

#856a88

#7c886a

#6a8876

Tetradic

#856a88

#886a6d

#6d886a

#6a8885

Square

#856a88

#88766a

#6d886a

#6a7c88

Shades

Color #856a88 mixed toward black.

#6f5871

#59475b

#433544

#2c232d

#161217

Tints

Color #856a88 mixed toward white.

#9b829d

#af9bb1

#c3b4c4

#d7cdd8

#ebe6eb

Tones

Color #856a88 mixed toward gray.

#836d86

#816f83

#7f7281

#7d747e

#7b777c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.41:1

White text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a82 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#7c7e80 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#847c7b · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #856a88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856a88]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#856a88 (#856a88) is rgb(133, 106, 136) in RGB.

No, #856a88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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