#856d9e

Color #856d9e

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 25.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#856d9e

RGB

rgb(133, 109, 158)

HSL

hsl(269.4, 20.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.4, 31%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 31%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(49.97, 19.41, -22.96)

LCH

lch(49.97, 30.07, 310.21)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.0784, 306.45)

HWB

hwb(269.4, 42.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#869e6d

Analogous

#6d6e9e

#856d9e

#9e6d9e

Triadic

#856d9e

#9e856d

#6d9e85

Split-complementary

#856d9e

#9e9e6d

#6e9e6d

Tetradic

#856d9e

#9e6d86

#869e6d

#6d9e85

Square

#856d9e

#9e6d6e

#869e6d

#6d9e9e

Shades

Color #856d9e mixed toward black.

#6f5986

#59476b

#433550

#2c2436

#16121b

Tints

Color #856d9e mixed toward white.

#9985ae

#ae9ebe

#c2b6cf

#d6cedf

#ebe7ef

Tones

Color #856d9e mixed toward gray.

#85719a

#857596

#857992

#857d8e

#86828a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b94 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#7d7e91 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#848b89 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 19.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856d9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856d9e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#856d9e (#856d9e) is rgb(133, 109, 158) in RGB.

No, #856d9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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