#856b96

Color #856b96

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 23.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#856b96

RGB

rgb(133, 107, 150)

HSL

hsl(276.3, 17%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.3, 28.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(49.14, 18.78, -19.54)

LCH

lch(49.14, 27.1, 313.86)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.0714, 311.59)

HWB

hwb(276.3, 42%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c966b

Analogous

#706b96

#856b96

#966b92

Triadic

#856b96

#96856b

#6b9685

Split-complementary

#856b96

#92966b

#6b9670

Tetradic

#856b96

#966b7c

#7c966b

#6b9685

Square

#856b96

#96706b

#7c966b

#6b9296

Shades

Color #856b96 mixed toward black.

#6f597d

#594764

#43354b

#2c2432

#161219

Tints

Color #856b96 mixed toward white.

#9984a8

#ae9cb9

#c2b5cb

#d6cedc

#ebe6ee

Tones

Color #856b96 mixed toward gray.

#846f92

#84728f

#83768b

#827988

#817d84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.54:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7a8d · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#7c7e8b · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#848684 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856b96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856b96]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#856b96 (#856b96) is rgb(133, 107, 150) in RGB.

No, #856b96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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