What color is #856B80?

#856B80 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856B80?

The RGB value is 133, 107, 128: 133 red, 107 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856B80?

The complementary color is #6B8570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856B80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856B80 color

#856B80 rgb(133, 107, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856B80 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42% green and 50.2% blue (133, 107, 128).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#856B80 color codes

HEX	`#856B80`
RGB	`rgb(133, 107, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.34, 14.15, -7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.34, 16.11, 331.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.826, 17.061, 22.719)`
Decimal	`8743808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856B80, 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 #856B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #856B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856b80; }
.text { color: #856b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 107 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856b80, #856b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856B80?: #856B80 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856B80?: The RGB value is 133, 107, 128: 133 red, 107 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856B80?: The complementary color is #6B8570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856B80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.