What color is #856D87?

#856D87 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 #856D87?

The RGB value is 133, 109, 135: 133 red, 109 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856D87?

The complementary color is #6F876D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856D87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856D87 color

#856D87 rgb(133, 109, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856D87 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.7% green and 52.9% blue (133, 109, 135).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#856D87 color codes

HEX	`#856D87`
RGB	`rgb(133, 109, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, 14.37, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 17.93, 323.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.514, 17.673, 25.3)`
Decimal	`8744327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856D87, 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 #856D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #856D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856d87; }
.text { color: #856d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 109 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856d87, #876d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856D87?: #856D87 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 #856D87?: The RGB value is 133, 109, 135: 133 red, 109 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856D87?: The complementary color is #6F876D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856D87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.