What color is #856A8D?

#856A8D 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 #856A8D?

The RGB value is 133, 106, 141: 133 red, 106 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856A8D?

The complementary color is #728D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856A8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856A8D color

#856A8D rgb(133, 106, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856A8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 41.6% green and 55.3% blue (133, 106, 141).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% 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 4.73:1).

#856A8D color codes

HEX	`#856A8D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 106, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 41.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.53, 17.41, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.53, 23.06, 319)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.634, 17.218, 27.483)`
Decimal	`8743565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856A8D, 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 #856A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #856A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856a8d; }
.text { color: #856a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 106 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856a8d, #8d6a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856A8D?: #856A8D 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 #856A8D?: The RGB value is 133, 106, 141: 133 red, 106 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856A8D?: The complementary color is #728D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856A8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.