#856e81

Color #856e81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 15.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#856e81

RGB

rgb(133, 110, 129)

HSL

hsl(310.4, 9.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.4, 17.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(49.16, 12.57, -7.07)

LCH

lch(49.16, 14.42, 330.64)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.0401, 332.03)

HWB

hwb(310.4, 43.1%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e8572

Analogous

#7d6e85

#856e81

#856e75

Triadic

#856e81

#81856e

#6e8185

Split-complementary

#856e81

#75856e

#6e857d

Tetradic

#856e81

#85726e

#6e8572

#6e8185

Square

#856e81

#857d6e

#6e8572

#6e7585

Shades

Color #856e81 mixed toward black.

#6f5c6b

#594956

#423740

#2c252b

#161215

Tints

Color #856e81 mixed toward white.

#9a8597

#ae9dab

#c3b6c0

#d7ced5

#ebe7ea

Tones

Color #856e81 mixed toward gray.

#837080

#81727e

#7f747d

#7d767c

#7b777b

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

#7c7b7d · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#7d7f7c · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#847978 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856e81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856e81]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#856e81 (#856e81) is rgb(133, 110, 129) in RGB.

No, #856e81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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