#856E91 Color

#856E91 is rgb(133, 110, 145) in RGB and hsl(279, 14%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#856E91

HEX#856E91

RGBrgb(133, 110, 145)

HSLhsl(279, 14%, 50%)

HSVhsv(279, 24%, 57%)

OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.059 313.9)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 43%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #856E91 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #856E91 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#856E91 Complementary#7A916E Analogous#736E91 Analogous#916E8C Triadic#91856E Triadic#6E9185

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #856E91, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9682A1 #A796B0 #B8ABBF #C7BCCD #D8D0DC #E9E5EB

Shades

#725E7D #62516C #504257 #403546 #2D2531 #1D1820

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