What color is #856E8C?

#856E8C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856E8C?

The RGB value is 133, 110, 140: 133 red, 110 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856E8C?

The complementary color is #758C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856E8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856E8C color

#856E8C rgb(133, 110, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856E8C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.1% green and 54.9% blue (133, 110, 140).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#856E8C color codes

HEX	`#856E8C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 110, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 14.83, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 19.73, 318.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.982, 18.032, 27.234)`
Decimal	`8744588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856E8C, 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 #856E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #856E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856e8c; }
.text { color: #856e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 110 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856e8c, #8c6e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856E8C?: #856E8C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856E8C?: The RGB value is 133, 110, 140: 133 red, 110 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856E8C?: The complementary color is #758C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856E8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.