What color is #856696?

#856696 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856696?

The RGB value is 133, 102, 150: 133 red, 102 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856696?

The complementary color is #779666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856696?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856696 color

#856696 rgb(133, 102, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856696 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 40% green and 58.8% blue (133, 102, 150).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#856696 color codes

HEX	`#856696`
RGB	`rgb(133, 102, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 40%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, 21.74, -21.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 30.56, 315.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.928, 16.692, 31.02)`
Decimal	`8742550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856696, 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 #856696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #856696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856696; }
.text { color: #856696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 102 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856696, #96668f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856696?: #856696 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856696?: The RGB value is 133, 102, 150: 133 red, 102 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856696?: The complementary color is #779666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856696?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.