#856d8a

Color #856d8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 17.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#856d8a

RGB

rgb(133, 109, 138)

HSL

hsl(289.7, 11.7%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.7, 21%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 21%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(49.2, 15, -12.34)

LCH

lch(49.2, 19.42, 320.56)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.0523, 320.43)

HWB

hwb(289.7, 42.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728a6d

Analogous

#766d8a

#856d8a

#8a6d80

Triadic

#856d8a

#8a856d

#6d8a85

Split-complementary

#856d8a

#808a6d

#6d8a76

Tetradic

#856d8a

#8a6d72

#728a6d

#6d8a85

Square

#856d8a

#8a766d

#728a6d

#6d808a

Shades

Color #856d8a mixed toward black.

#6f5b73

#59495c

#423645

#2c242e

#161217

Tints

Color #856d8a mixed toward white.

#9a859e

#ae9db2

#c2b6c5

#d7ced8

#ebe7ec

Tones

Color #856d8a mixed toward gray.

#836f87

#827285

#807483

#7f7780

#7d797e

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

#7b7b84 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#7d7e82 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#847e7d · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856d8a]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#856d8a (#856d8a) is rgb(133, 109, 138) in RGB.

No, #856d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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