#856A8A Color

#856A8A is rgb(133, 106, 138) in RGB and hsl(291, 13%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. White text is most readable on this background.

#856A8A

HEX#856A8A

RGBrgb(133, 106, 138)

HSLhsl(291, 13%, 48%)

HSVhsv(291, 23%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.058 321.1)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856A8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856A8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856A8A Complementary#6F8A6A Analogous#766A8A Analogous#8A6A7F Triadic#8A866A Triadic#6A8A86

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856A8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#977D9B #A792AB #B7A6BA #CABDCC #DAD1DC #EAE5EB

Shades

#755D79 #614E65 #514054 #403342 #2F2631 #1C161D

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