What color is #856F8B?

#856F8B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856F8B?

The RGB value is 133, 111, 139: 133 red, 111 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856F8B?

The complementary color is #758B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856F8B color

#856F8B rgb(133, 111, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #856F8B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.5% green and 54.5% blue (133, 111, 139).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#856F8B color codes

HEX	`#856F8B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 111, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 14.02, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 18.51, 319.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.017, 18.22, 26.883)`
Decimal	`8744843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856F8B, 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 #856F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #856F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856f8b; }
.text { color: #856f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 111 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856f8b, #8b6f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #856F8B?: #856F8B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856F8B?: The RGB value is 133, 111, 139: 133 red, 111 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856F8B?: The complementary color is #758B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.