Colour

#856B7E

#856B7E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#856B7E is a magenta with RGB values 133, 107, 126 and HSL 316°, 11%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#856B7E

RGBrgb(133, 107, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4196, 0.4941

RGB percentages52.2%, 42%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(316.2, 10.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.2, 19.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 19.5%, 5.3%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,743,806

CSS custom property--colour: #856B7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#7A9481

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B707Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#71747Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#886C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5 Dark grey · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6B8572

Analogous#7F6B85, #856B71

Triadic#7E856B, #6B7E85

Split complementary#71856B, #6B857F

Tetradic#857F6B, #6B8572, #6B7185

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2DAE0

Lighter +30%#CBBEC7

Lighter +20%#B4A2AF

Lighter +10%#9D8697

Darker −10%#695463

Darker −20%#4C3E48

Darker −30%#30272E

Darker −40%#141013

More saturated +25%#A34D8C

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R133

G107

B126

Red133 (52.2%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue316.15°

Saturation (HSL)10.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 6B · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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