What color is #856580?

#856580 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856580?

The RGB value is 133, 101, 128: 133 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856580?

The complementary color is #65856A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856580?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856580 color

#856580 rgb(133, 101, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856580 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.6% green and 50.2% blue (133, 101, 128).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#856580 color codes

HEX	`#856580`
RGB	`rgb(133, 101, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, 17.7, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 20.35, 330.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.222, 15.853, 22.518)`
Decimal	`8742272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856580, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #856580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #856580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856580; }
.text { color: #856580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 101 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856580, #856570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #856580?: #856580 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856580?: The RGB value is 133, 101, 128: 133 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856580?: The complementary color is #65856A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856580?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.