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#856497

#856497 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856497 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.92% cyan, 33.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 20.32% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 8.47.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1634

Complementary

  1. #856497
  2. #769764

Split complementary

  1. #856497
  2. #909764
  3. #64976c

Analogous

  1. #6c6497
  2. #856497
  3. #976490

Triadic

  1. #856497
  2. #978564
  3. #649785

Tetradic

  1. #856497
  2. #976476
  3. #769764
  4. #649785

Square

  1. #856497
  2. #976c64
  3. #769764
  4. #649097

Monochromatic

  1. #34273b
  2. #5c4669
  3. #856497
  4. #a991b6
  5. #cdbfd5

Shades

#856497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856497
  2. #785a88
  3. #6a5079
  4. #5d466a
  5. #503c5b
  6. #43324c
  7. #35283c
  8. #281e2d
  9. #1b141e
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856497
  2. #9174a1
  3. #9d83ac
  4. #aa93b6
  5. #b6a2c1
  6. #c2b2cb
  7. #cec1d5
  8. #dad1e0
  9. #e7e0ea
  10. #f3f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856497
  2. #856795
  3. #846a92
  4. #846c90
  5. #836f8e
  6. #83728c
  7. #827589
  8. #827887
  9. #817a85
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796c82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c6f99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #637195 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #846b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6b98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726c96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856497 {
  color: #856497;
}
Background
.bg-856497 {
  background-color: #856497;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856497 {
  border: 2px solid #856497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 20% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856497, #976490);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 151 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.33 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.36 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.80 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.19 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.33 #7a9b68 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856497  rgb(133, 100, 151)  hsl(279, 20%, 49%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#769764  rgb(118, 151, 100)  hsl(99, 20%, 49%)  Moss Green
#978564  rgb(151, 133, 100)  hsl(39, 20%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#649785  rgb(100, 151, 133)  hsl(159, 20%, 49%)  Cadet Blue