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#856492

#856492 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856492 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 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.9% cyan, 31.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 283.04°, with 18.7% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 9.23.

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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #856492
  2. #719264

Split complementary

  1. #856492
  2. #889264
  3. #64926e

Analogous

  1. #6e6492
  2. #856492
  3. #926488

Triadic

  1. #856492
  2. #928564
  3. #649285

Tetradic

  1. #856492
  2. #926471
  3. #719264
  4. #649285

Square

  1. #856492
  2. #926e64
  3. #719264
  4. #648892

Monochromatic

  1. #322637
  2. #5c4565
  3. #856492
  4. #a990b3
  5. #ccbdd2

Shades

#856492 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856492
  2. #785a83
  3. #6a5075
  4. #5d4666
  5. #503c58
  6. #433249
  7. #35283a
  8. #281e2c
  9. #1b141d
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856492 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856492
  2. #91749d
  3. #9d83a8
  4. #aa93b3
  5. #b6a2be
  6. #c2b2c9
  7. #cec1d3
  8. #dad1de
  9. #e7e0e9
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856492 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856492
  2. #856790
  3. #846a8e
  4. #846c8d
  5. #836f8b
  6. #837289
  7. #827587
  8. #827885
  9. #817a84
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6e94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657191 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #856975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736c91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856492 {
  color: #856492;
}
Background
.bg-856492 {
  background-color: #856492;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856492 {
  border: 2px solid #856492;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856492;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 19% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856492 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856492, #926488);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856492 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 146 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.89 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.45 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.42 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.92 #7a9b6d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856492  rgb(133, 100, 146)  hsl(283, 19%, 48%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#719264  rgb(113, 146, 100)  hsl(103, 19%, 48%)  Moss Green
#928564  rgb(146, 133, 100)  hsl(43, 19%, 48%)  Beaver
#649285  rgb(100, 146, 133)  hsl(163, 19%, 48%)  Cadet Blue