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#856483

#856483 ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#856483 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.81% magenta, 1.5% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 303.64°, with 14.16% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.93.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1574

Complementary

  1. #856483
  2. #648566

Split complementary

  1. #856483
  2. #738564
  3. #648577

Analogous

  1. #776485
  2. #856483
  3. #856473

Triadic

  1. #856483
  2. #838564
  3. #648385

Tetradic

  1. #856483
  2. #856664
  3. #648566
  4. #648385

Square

  1. #856483
  2. #857764
  3. #648566
  4. #647385

Monochromatic

  1. #2e222d
  2. #594358
  3. #856483
  4. #a98da7
  5. #cab8c9

Shades

#856483 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856483
  2. #785a76
  3. #6a5069
  4. #5d465c
  5. #503c4f
  6. #433242
  7. #352834
  8. #281e27
  9. #1b141a
  10. #0d0a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#856483 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856483
  2. #91748f
  3. #9d839c
  4. #aa93a8
  5. #b6a2b5
  6. #c2b2c1
  7. #cec1cd
  8. #dad1da
  9. #e7e0e6
  10. #f3f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856483 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856483
  2. #856783
  3. #846a82
  4. #846c82
  5. #836f82
  6. #837282
  7. #827581
  8. #827881
  9. #817a81
  10. #817d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786a77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626c84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7082 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87666f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726984 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766b82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #866577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856483 {
  color: #856483;
}
Background
.bg-856483 {
  background-color: #856483;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856483 {
  border: 2px solid #856483;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856483;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856483 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856483, #856473);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856483 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 131 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.93 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.40 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.08 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.84 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.39 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 13.44 #7a9b7c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#856483  rgb(133, 100, 131)  hsl(304, 14%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#648566  rgb(100, 133, 102)  hsl(124, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#838564  rgb(131, 133, 100)  hsl(64, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#648385  rgb(100, 131, 133)  hsl(184, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu