#856f8e

Color #856f8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 17.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#856f8e

RGB

rgb(133, 111, 142)

HSL

hsl(282.6, 12.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.6, 21.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 21.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(49.87, 14.66, -13.7)

LCH

lch(49.87, 20.07, 316.94)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0533, 316.06)

HWB

hwb(282.6, 43.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788e6f

Analogous

#756f8e

#856f8e

#8e6f88

Triadic

#856f8e

#8e856f

#6f8e85

Split-complementary

#856f8e

#888e6f

#6f8e75

Tetradic

#856f8e

#8e6f78

#788e6f

#6f8e85

Square

#856f8e

#8e756f

#788e6f

#6f888e

Shades

Color #856f8e mixed toward black.

#6f5c76

#594a5f

#433747

#2c252f

#161218

Tints

Color #856f8e mixed toward white.

#9987a1

#ae9fb4

#c2b7c7

#d6cfd9

#ebe7ec

Tones

Color #856f8e mixed toward gray.

#84728b

#837489

#827786

#817984

#807c81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c87 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#7d7f86 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#848280 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856f8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856f8e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#856f8e (#856f8e) is rgb(133, 111, 142) in RGB.

No, #856f8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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