What color is #856B90?

#856B90 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 #856B90?

The RGB value is 133, 107, 144: 133 red, 107 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856B90?

The complementary color is #76906B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856B90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856B90 color

#856B90 rgb(133, 107, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856B90 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42% green and 56.5% blue (133, 107, 144).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#856B90 color codes

HEX	`#856B90`
RGB	`rgb(133, 107, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.9, 17.46, -16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.9, 23.92, 316.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.964, 17.516, 28.709)`
Decimal	`8743824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856B90, 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 #856B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #856B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856b90; }
.text { color: #856b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 107 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856b90, #906b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856B90?: #856B90 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 #856B90?: The RGB value is 133, 107, 144: 133 red, 107 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856B90?: The complementary color is #76906B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856B90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.