What color is #856D81?

#856D81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856D81?

The RGB value is 133, 109, 129: 133 red, 109 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856D81?

The complementary color is #6D8571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856D81?

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.

#856D81 color

#856D81 rgb(133, 109, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856D81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.7% green and 50.6% blue (133, 109, 129).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#856D81 color codes

HEX	`#856D81`
RGB	`rgb(133, 109, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.9, 13.16, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.9, 15.13, 330.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.104, 17.509, 23.138)`
Decimal	`8744321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856D81, 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 #856D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856D81 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 #856D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856d81; }
.text { color: #856d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 109 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856d81, #856d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856D81?: #856D81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856D81?: The RGB value is 133, 109, 129: 133 red, 109 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856D81?: The complementary color is #6D8571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856D81?: 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.