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Colour

#856A93

  • #856A93
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#856A93 is a violet with RGB values 133, 106, 147 and HSL 280°, 16%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#856A93#856A93
HEX#856A93
RGBrgb(133, 106, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4157, 0.5765
RGB percentages52.2%, 41.6%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(279.5, 16.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 27.9%, 57.6%)
CMYK9.5%, 27.9%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,743,571
CSS custom property--colour: #856A93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#7A956C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#647295no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7592no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#846F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Dim grey · ΔE 26.6Gray · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Plum · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 22.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78936A
Analogous#716A93, #936A8D
Triadic#93856A, #6A9385
Split complementary#8C936A, #6A9371
Tetradic#93716A, #78936A, #6A8D93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E0E9
Lighter +30%#CEC3D3
Lighter +20%#B5A5BE
Lighter +10%#9D87A9
Darker −10%#6A5575
Darker −20%#4F3F58
Darker −30%#352A3A
Darker −40%#1A151C
More saturated +25%#8F4AB3
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R133
G106
B147
Red133 (52.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue279.51°
Saturation (HSL)16.21%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 6A · B 93

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