#856b98

Color #856b98

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 23.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#856b98

RGB

rgb(133, 107, 152)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 17.9%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 29.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 29.6%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(49.21, 19.23, -20.59)

LCH

lch(49.21, 28.17, 313.04)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.074, 310.45)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 42%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e986b

Analogous

#6f6b98

#856b98

#986b94

Triadic

#856b98

#98856b

#6b9885

Split-complementary

#856b98

#94986b

#6b986f

Tetradic

#856b98

#986b7e

#7e986b

#6b9885

Square

#856b98

#986f6b

#7e986b

#6b9498

Shades

Color #856b98 mixed toward black.

#6f597f

#594766

#43354c

#2c2333

#161219

Tints

Color #856b98 mixed toward white.

#9984a9

#ae9cba

#c2b5cb

#d6cedd

#ebe6ee

Tones

Color #856b98 mixed toward gray.

#846f94

#847391

#83768d

#837a89

#827e85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7a8f · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#7c7e8c · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#848785 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856b98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856b98]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#856b98 (#856b98) is rgb(133, 107, 152) in RGB.

No, #856b98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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