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#856495

#856495 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856495 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.74% cyan, 32.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 280.41°, with 19.68% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.75.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1627

Complementary

  1. #856495
  2. #749564

Split complementary

  1. #856495
  2. #8c9564
  3. #64956c

Analogous

  1. #6c6495
  2. #856495
  3. #95648c

Triadic

  1. #856495
  2. #958564
  3. #649585

Tetradic

  1. #856495
  2. #956474
  3. #749564
  4. #649585

Square

  1. #856495
  2. #956c64
  3. #749564
  4. #648c95

Monochromatic

  1. #332739
  2. #5c4567
  3. #856495
  4. #a991b5
  5. #cdbed4

Shades

#856495 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856495
  2. #785a86
  3. #6a5077
  4. #5d4668
  5. #503c59
  6. #43324b
  7. #35283c
  8. #281e2d
  9. #1b141e
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856495 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856495
  2. #9174a0
  3. #9d83aa
  4. #aa93b5
  5. #b6a2bf
  6. #c2b2ca
  7. #cec1d5
  8. #dad1df
  9. #e7e0ea
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856495 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856495
  2. #856793
  3. #846a91
  4. #846c8f
  5. #836f8d
  6. #83728b
  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 #796c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6e97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647193 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #846a76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736c94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846883 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856495 {
  color: #856495;
}
Background
.bg-856495 {
  background-color: #856495;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856495 {
  border: 2px solid #856495;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856495;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 20% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856495 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856495, #95648c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856495 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 149 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.65 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.78 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.96 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.28 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.97 #7a9b6a Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856495  rgb(133, 100, 149)  hsl(280, 20%, 49%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#749564  rgb(116, 149, 100)  hsl(100, 20%, 49%)  Moss Green
#958564  rgb(149, 133, 100)  hsl(40, 20%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#649585  rgb(100, 149, 133)  hsl(160, 20%, 49%)  Cadet Blue