What color is #856E84?

#856E84 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856E84?

The RGB value is 133, 110, 132: 133 red, 110 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856E84?

The complementary color is #6E856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856E84 color

#856E84 rgb(133, 110, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856E84 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.1% green and 51.8% blue (133, 110, 132).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#856E84 color codes

HEX	`#856E84`
RGB	`rgb(133, 110, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 13.17, -8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 15.78, 326.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.413, 17.805, 24.239)`
Decimal	`8744580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856E84, 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 #856E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #856E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856e84; }
.text { color: #856e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 110 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856e84, #856e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856E84?: #856E84 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856E84?: The RGB value is 133, 110, 132: 133 red, 110 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856E84?: The complementary color is #6E856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.