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#856496

#856496 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856496 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.33% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 279.6°, with 20% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 8.61.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.163

Complementary

  1. #856496
  2. #759664

Split complementary

  1. #856496
  2. #8e9664
  3. #64966c

Analogous

  1. #6c6496
  2. #856496
  3. #96648e

Triadic

  1. #856496
  2. #968564
  3. #649685

Tetradic

  1. #856496
  2. #966475
  3. #759664
  4. #649685

Square

  1. #856496
  2. #966c64
  3. #759664
  4. #648e96

Monochromatic

  1. #34273a
  2. #5c4568
  3. #856496
  4. #a991b6
  5. #cdbfd4

Shades

#856496 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856496
  2. #785a87
  3. #6a5078
  4. #5d4669
  5. #503c5a
  6. #43324b
  7. #35283c
  8. #281e2d
  9. #1b141e
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856496 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856496
  2. #9174a1
  3. #9d83ab
  4. #aa93b6
  5. #b6a2c0
  6. #c2b2cb
  7. #cec1d5
  8. #dad1e0
  9. #e7e0ea
  10. #f3f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856496 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856496
  2. #856794
  3. #846a92
  4. #846c8f
  5. #836f8d
  6. #83728b
  7. #827589
  8. #827887
  9. #817a84
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c6e98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647194 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #846a76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726c95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856496 {
  color: #856496;
}
Background
.bg-856496 {
  background-color: #856496;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856496 {
  border: 2px solid #856496;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856496;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 20% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856496 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856496, #96648e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856496 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 150 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.49 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.57 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.00 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.04 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.15 #7a9b69 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856496  rgb(133, 100, 150)  hsl(280, 20%, 49%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#759664  rgb(117, 150, 100)  hsl(100, 20%, 49%)  Moss Green
#968564  rgb(150, 133, 100)  hsl(40, 20%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#649685  rgb(100, 150, 133)  hsl(160, 20%, 49%)  Cadet Blue