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#856494

#856494 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856494 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 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.14% cyan, 32.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.25°, with 19.35% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 8.9.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #856494
  2. #739464

Split complementary

  1. #856494
  2. #8b9464
  3. #64946d

Analogous

  1. #6d6494
  2. #856494
  3. #94648b

Triadic

  1. #856494
  2. #948564
  3. #649485

Tetradic

  1. #856494
  2. #946473
  3. #739464
  4. #649485

Square

  1. #856494
  2. #946d64
  3. #739464
  4. #648b94

Monochromatic

  1. #332639
  2. #5c4566
  3. #856494
  4. #a990b4
  5. #ccbed3

Shades

#856494 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856494
  2. #785a85
  3. #6a5076
  4. #5d4668
  5. #503c59
  6. #43324a
  7. #35283b
  8. #281e2c
  9. #1b141e
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856494 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856494
  2. #91749f
  3. #9d83a9
  4. #aa93b4
  5. #b6a2bf
  6. #c2b2ca
  7. #cec1d4
  8. #dad1df
  9. #e7e0ea
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856494 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856494
  2. #856792
  3. #846a90
  4. #846c8e
  5. #836f8c
  6. #83728a
  7. #827588
  8. #827886
  9. #817a84
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6e96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647193 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #846a75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736c93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856883 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856494 {
  color: #856494;
}
Background
.bg-856494 {
  background-color: #856494;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856494 {
  border: 2px solid #856494;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856494;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 19% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856494 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856494, #94648b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856494 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 148 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.82 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.93 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.00 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.54 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.53 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.78 #7a9b6b Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856494  rgb(133, 100, 148)  hsl(281, 19%, 49%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#739464  rgb(115, 148, 100)  hsl(101, 19%, 49%)  Moss Green
#948564  rgb(148, 133, 100)  hsl(41, 19%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#649485  rgb(100, 148, 133)  hsl(161, 19%, 49%)  Cadet Blue