Colour

#856C7A

#856C7A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#856C7A is a magenta with RGB values 133, 108, 122 and HSL 326°, 10%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#856C7A

RGBrgb(133, 108, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4235, 0.4784

RGB percentages52.2%, 42.4%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(326.4, 10.4%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.4, 18.8%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 18.8%, 8.3%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,744,058

CSS custom property--colour: #856C7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17117WCAG 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 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#7A9385

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D717Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#737479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#896C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Gray · ΔE 14 Slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C8577

Analogous#846C85, #856C6E

Triadic#7A856C, #6C7A85

Split complementary#6E856C, #6C8584

Tetradic#85846C, #6C8577, #6C6E85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2DBDF

Lighter +30%#CBBFC6

Lighter +20%#B4A3AD

Lighter +10%#9D8793

Darker −10%#695560

Darker −20%#4D3E46

Darker −30%#31272D

Darker −40%#141113

More saturated +25%#A34E7E

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R133

G108

B122

Red133 (52.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue326.4°

Saturation (HSL)10.37%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 6C · B 7A

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