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#856490

#856490 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#856490 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.64% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 18.03% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 9.57.

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Relative luminance0.1611

Complementary

  1. #856490
  2. #6f9064

Split complementary

  1. #856490
  2. #859064
  3. #64906f

Analogous

  1. #6f6490
  2. #856490
  3. #906485

Triadic

  1. #856490
  2. #908564
  3. #649085

Tetradic

  1. #856490
  2. #90646f
  3. #6f9064
  4. #649085

Square

  1. #856490
  2. #906f64
  3. #6f9064
  4. #648590

Monochromatic

  1. #322536
  2. #5b4563
  3. #856490
  4. #a98fb1
  5. #ccbcd1

Shades

#856490 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856490
  2. #785a82
  3. #6a5073
  4. #5d4665
  5. #503c56
  6. #433248
  7. #35283a
  8. #281e2b
  9. #1b141d
  10. #0d0a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#856490 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856490
  2. #91749b
  3. #9d83a6
  4. #aa93b1
  5. #b6a2bc
  6. #c2b2c8
  7. #cec1d3
  8. #dad1de
  9. #e7e0e9
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856490 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856490
  2. #85678e
  3. #846a8d
  4. #846c8b
  5. #836f8a
  6. #837288
  7. #827586
  8. #827885
  9. #817a83
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796b7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6e92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66718f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #856974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706a91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746c8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856780 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856490 {
  color: #856490;
}
Background
.bg-856490 {
  background-color: #856490;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856490 {
  border: 2px solid #856490;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856490;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 18% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856490 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856490, #906485);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856490 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 144 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.57 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.67 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.56 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.91 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.06 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.57 #7a9b6f Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856490  rgb(133, 100, 144)  hsl(285, 18%, 48%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6f9064  rgb(111, 144, 100)  hsl(105, 18%, 48%)  Moss Green
#908564  rgb(144, 133, 100)  hsl(45, 18%, 48%)  Moss Green
#649085  rgb(100, 144, 133)  hsl(165, 18%, 48%)  Xanadu