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#856491

#856491 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856491 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.28% cyan, 31.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 284°, with 18.37% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 9.4.

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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #856491
  2. #709164

Split complementary

  1. #856491
  2. #879164
  3. #64916f

Analogous

  1. #6f6491
  2. #856491
  3. #916487

Triadic

  1. #856491
  2. #918564
  3. #649185

Tetradic

  1. #856491
  2. #916470
  3. #709164
  4. #649185

Square

  1. #856491
  2. #916f64
  3. #709164
  4. #648791

Monochromatic

  1. #322636
  2. #5b4564
  3. #856491
  4. #a98fb2
  5. #ccbdd1

Shades

#856491 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856491
  2. #785a83
  3. #6a5074
  4. #5d4666
  5. #503c57
  6. #433249
  7. #35283a
  8. #281e2c
  9. #1b141d
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856491 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856491
  2. #91749c
  3. #9d83a7
  4. #aa93b2
  5. #b6a2bd
  6. #c2b2c8
  7. #cec1d3
  8. #dad1de
  9. #e7e0e9
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856491 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856491
  2. #85678f
  3. #846a8e
  4. #846c8c
  5. #836f8a
  6. #837289
  7. #827587
  8. #827885
  9. #817a83
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796b7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6e93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657190 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #856974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706a92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736c90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856491 {
  color: #856491;
}
Background
.bg-856491 {
  background-color: #856491;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856491 {
  border: 2px solid #856491;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856491;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 18% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856491 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856491, #916487);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856491 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 145 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.40 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.89 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.68 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.24 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.74 #7a9b6e Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856491  rgb(133, 100, 145)  hsl(284, 18%, 48%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#709164  rgb(112, 145, 100)  hsl(104, 18%, 48%)  Moss Green
#918564  rgb(145, 133, 100)  hsl(44, 18%, 48%)  Beaver
#649185  rgb(100, 145, 133)  hsl(164, 18%, 48%)  Xanadu