Colour

#856E7C

#856E7C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#856E7C is a magenta with RGB values 133, 110, 124 and HSL 323°, 9%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#856E7C

RGBrgb(133, 110, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4314, 0.4863

RGB percentages52.2%, 43.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(323.5, 9.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(323.5, 17.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 17.3%, 6.8%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,744,572

CSS custom property--colour: #856E7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#7A9183

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F727Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#74767Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#886E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 13.2 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 19 Dark grey · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E8577

Analogous#836E85, #856E70

Triadic#7C856E, #6E7C85

Split complementary#71856E, #6E8583

Tetradic#85836E, #6E8577, #6E7185

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2DDE0

Lighter +30%#CBC1C7

Lighter +20%#B4A5AE

Lighter +10%#9D8995

Darker −10%#695762

Darker −20%#4D4048

Darker −30%#31292E

Darker −40%#151214

More saturated +25%#A35083

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R133

G110

B124

Red133 (52.2%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue323.48°

Saturation (HSL)9.47%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 6E · B 7C

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Colour values

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