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#856493

#856493 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856493 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.52% cyan, 31.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 282.13°, with 19.03% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 9.06.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1621

Complementary

  1. #856493
  2. #729364

Split complementary

  1. #856493
  2. #899364
  3. #64936d

Analogous

  1. #6d6493
  2. #856493
  3. #936489

Triadic

  1. #856493
  2. #938564
  3. #649385

Tetradic

  1. #856493
  2. #936472
  3. #729364
  4. #649385

Square

  1. #856493
  2. #936d64
  3. #729364
  4. #648993

Monochromatic

  1. #332638
  2. #5c4565
  3. #856493
  4. #a990b3
  5. #ccbed2

Shades

#856493 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856493
  2. #785a84
  3. #6a5076
  4. #5d4667
  5. #503c58
  6. #43324a
  7. #35283b
  8. #281e2c
  9. #1b141d
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856493 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856493
  2. #91749e
  3. #9d83a9
  4. #aa93b3
  5. #b6a2be
  6. #c2b2c9
  7. #cec1d4
  8. #dad1df
  9. #e7e0e9
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856493 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856493
  2. #856791
  3. #846a8f
  4. #846c8d
  5. #836f8b
  6. #83728a
  7. #827588
  8. #827886
  9. #817a84
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 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 #5d6e95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657192 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #846a75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736c92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856493 {
  color: #856493;
}
Background
.bg-856493 {
  background-color: #856493;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856493 {
  border: 2px solid #856493;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856493;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 19% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856493 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856493, #936489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856493 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 147 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.06 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.99 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.22 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.33 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.78 #7a9b6c Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856493  rgb(133, 100, 147)  hsl(282, 19%, 48%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#729364  rgb(114, 147, 100)  hsl(102, 19%, 48%)  Moss Green
#938564  rgb(147, 133, 100)  hsl(42, 19%, 48%)  Beaver
#649385  rgb(100, 147, 133)  hsl(162, 19%, 48%)  Cadet Blue