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#856498

#856498 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856498 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 34.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.08°, with 20.63% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 8.35.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1637

Complementary

  1. #856498
  2. #779864

Split complementary

  1. #856498
  2. #919864
  3. #64986b

Analogous

  1. #6b6498
  2. #856498
  3. #986491

Triadic

  1. #856498
  2. #988564
  3. #649885

Tetradic

  1. #856498
  2. #986477
  3. #779864
  4. #649885

Square

  1. #856498
  2. #986b64
  3. #779864
  4. #649198

Monochromatic

  1. #34273c
  2. #5d466a
  3. #856498
  4. #a992b7
  5. #cdc0d5

Shades

#856498 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856498
  2. #785a89
  3. #6a507a
  4. #5d466a
  5. #503c5b
  6. #43324c
  7. #35283d
  8. #281e2e
  9. #1b141e
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856498 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856498
  2. #9174a2
  3. #9d83ad
  4. #aa93b7
  5. #b6a2c1
  6. #c2b2cc
  7. #cec1d6
  8. #dad1e0
  9. #e7e0ea
  10. #f3f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856498 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856498
  2. #856796
  3. #846a93
  4. #846c91
  5. #836f8e
  6. #83728c
  7. #82758a
  8. #827887
  9. #817a85
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796c82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6f9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #637196 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #836b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6b99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726c97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856498 {
  color: #856498;
}
Background
.bg-856498 {
  background-color: #856498;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856498 {
  border: 2px solid #856498;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856498;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 21% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856498 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856498, #986491);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856498 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 152 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.35 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.19 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.56 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.40 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.52 #7a9b67 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856498  rgb(133, 100, 152)  hsl(278, 21%, 49%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#779864  rgb(119, 152, 100)  hsl(98, 21%, 49%)  Asparagus
#988564  rgb(152, 133, 100)  hsl(38, 21%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#649885  rgb(100, 152, 133)  hsl(158, 21%, 49%)  Cadet Blue