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Recognised as Colour

#856B7F

  • #856B7F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#856B7F is a magenta with RGB values 133, 107, 127 and HSL 314°, 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

#856B7F#856B7F
HEX#856B7F
RGBrgb(133, 107, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4196, 0.498
RGB percentages52.2%, 42%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(313.8, 10.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 19.5%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 19.5%, 4.5%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,743,807
CSS custom property--colour: #856B7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 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 black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#7A9480

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7080no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#71747Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#886C72no 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 text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B8571
Analogous#7E6B85, #856B72
Triadic#7F856B, #6B7F85
Split complementary#72856B, #6B857E
Tetradic#857E6B, #6B8571, #6B7285

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2DAE0
Lighter +30%#CBBEC8
Lighter +20%#B4A2B0
Lighter +10%#9D8698
Darker −10%#695464
Darker −20%#4C3E49
Darker −30%#30272E
Darker −40%#141013
More saturated +25%#A34D8F
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R133
G107
B127
Red133 (52.2%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue313.85°
Saturation (HSL)10.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 6B · B 7F

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