Colour

#856E9B

#856E9B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#856E9B is a violet with RGB values 133, 110, 155 and HSL 271°, 18%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#856E9B#856E9B

HEX#856E9B

RGBrgb(133, 110, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4314, 0.6078

RGB percentages52.2%, 43.1%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(270.7, 18.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 29%, 60.8%)

CMYK14.2%, 29%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,744,603

CSS custom property--colour: #856E9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#7A9164

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66769Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B779Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#82747Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Steel blue · ΔE 25 Plum · ΔE 27.4 Gray · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 22.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#849B6E

Analogous#6F6E9B, #9B6E9A

Triadic#9B856E, #6E9B85

Split complementary#9A9B6E, #6E9B6F

Tetradic#9B6F6E, #849B6E, #6E9A9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE7EE

Lighter +30%#D1C9D9

Lighter +20%#B8AAC5

Lighter +10%#9E8CB0

Darker −10%#6B577F

Darker −20%#524360

Darker −30%#382E42

Darker −40%#1F1924

More saturated +25%#864FBA

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R133

G110

B155

Red133 (52.2%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue270.67°

Saturation (HSL)18.37%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 6E · B 9B

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