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#856499

#856499 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#856499 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.07% cyan, 34.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 277.36°, with 20.95% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.22.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #856499
  2. #789964

Split complementary

  1. #856499
  2. #939964
  3. #64996b

Analogous

  1. #6b6499
  2. #856499
  3. #996493

Triadic

  1. #856499
  2. #998564
  3. #649985

Tetradic

  1. #856499
  2. #996478
  3. #789964
  4. #649985

Square

  1. #856499
  2. #996b64
  3. #789964
  4. #649399

Monochromatic

  1. #35283c
  2. #5d466b
  3. #856499
  4. #a992b8
  5. #cec0d6

Shades

#856499 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856499
  2. #785a8a
  3. #6a507a
  4. #5d466b
  5. #503c5c
  6. #43324d
  7. #35283d
  8. #281e2e
  9. #1b141f
  10. #0d0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#856499 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856499
  2. #9174a3
  3. #9d83ad
  4. #aa93b8
  5. #b6a2c2
  6. #c2b2cc
  7. #cec1d6
  8. #dad1e0
  9. #e7e0eb
  10. #f3f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856499 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856499
  2. #856797
  3. #846a94
  4. #846c92
  5. #836f8f
  6. #83728d
  7. #82758a
  8. #827888
  9. #817a85
  10. #817d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796c83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6f9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627197 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #836b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6b9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726c98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856499 {
  color: #856499;
}
Background
.bg-856499 {
  background-color: #856499;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856499 {
  border: 2px solid #856499;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856499;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 21% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856499 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856499, #996493);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856499 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 153 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.22 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.04 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.32 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.61 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.70 #7a9b66 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#856499  rgb(133, 100, 153)  hsl(277, 21%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#789964  rgb(120, 153, 100)  hsl(97, 21%, 50%)  Asparagus
#998564  rgb(153, 133, 100)  hsl(37, 21%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#649985  rgb(100, 153, 133)  hsl(157, 21%, 50%)  Persian Green