What color is #856D92?

#856D92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856D92?

The RGB value is 133, 109, 146: 133 red, 109 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856D92?

The complementary color is #7A926D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856D92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856D92 color

#856D92 rgb(133, 109, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856D92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 42.7% green and 57.3% blue (133, 109, 146).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#856D92 color codes

HEX	`#856D92`
RGB	`rgb(133, 109, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 42.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, 16.71, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 23.57, 315.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.329, 17.999, 29.592)`
Decimal	`8744338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856D92, 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 #856D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #856D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856d92; }
.text { color: #856d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 109 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856d92, #926d8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856D92?: #856D92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856D92?: The RGB value is 133, 109, 146: 133 red, 109 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856D92?: The complementary color is #7A926D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856D92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.