What color is #856E95?

#856E95 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 #856E95?

The RGB value is 133, 110, 149: 133 red, 110 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856E95?

The complementary color is #7E956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856E95 color

#856E95 rgb(133, 110, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856E95 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.1% green and 58.4% blue (133, 110, 149).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 4.66:1).

#856E95 color codes

HEX	`#856E95`
RGB	`rgb(133, 110, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 16.78, -17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 24.48, 313.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.673, 18.309, 30.873)`
Decimal	`8744597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856E95, 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 #856E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #856E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856e95; }
.text { color: #856e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 110 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856e95, #956e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856E95?: #856E95 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 #856E95?: The RGB value is 133, 110, 149: 133 red, 110 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856E95?: The complementary color is #7E956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.