What color is #856A89?

#856A89 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 #856A89?

The RGB value is 133, 106, 137: 133 red, 106 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856A89?

The complementary color is #6E896A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856A89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856A89 color

#856A89 rgb(133, 106, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856A89 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 41.6% green and 53.7% blue (133, 106, 137).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#856A89 color codes

HEX	`#856A89`
RGB	`rgb(133, 106, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 41.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, 16.56, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 21.04, 321.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.342, 17.101, 25.944)`
Decimal	`8743561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856A89, 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 #856A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #856A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856a89; }
.text { color: #856a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 106 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856a89, #896a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856A89?: #856A89 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 #856A89?: The RGB value is 133, 106, 137: 133 red, 106 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856A89?: The complementary color is #6E896A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856A89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.