What color is #856C84?

#856C84 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 #856C84?

The RGB value is 133, 108, 132: 133 red, 108 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856C84?

The complementary color is #6C856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856C84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856C84 color

#856C84 rgb(133, 108, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856C84 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.4% green and 51.8% blue (133, 108, 132).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#856C84 color codes

HEX	`#856C84`
RGB	`rgb(133, 108, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, 14.35, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 17.21, 326.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.2, 17.378, 24.168)`
Decimal	`8744068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856C84, 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 #856C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #856C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856c84; }
.text { color: #856c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 108 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856c84, #856c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856C84?: #856C84 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 #856C84?: The RGB value is 133, 108, 132: 133 red, 108 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856C84?: The complementary color is #6C856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856C84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.