What color is #856A85?

#856A85 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 #856A85?

The RGB value is 133, 106, 133: 133 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856A85?

The complementary color is #6A856A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856A85 color

#856A85 rgb(133, 106, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856A85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 41.6% green and 52.2% blue (133, 106, 133).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#856A85 color codes

HEX	`#856A85`
RGB	`rgb(133, 106, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 41.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, 15.74, -10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 19.1, 325.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.06, 16.989, 24.461)`
Decimal	`8743557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856A85, 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 #856A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #856A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856a85; }
.text { color: #856a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 106 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856a85, #856a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856A85?: #856A85 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 #856A85?: The RGB value is 133, 106, 133: 133 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856A85?: The complementary color is #6A856A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.