Skip to the color picker

#856c86 color: Purple Grey

#856c86 is rgb(133, 108, 134) in RGB and oklch(56.434% 0.04944 324.991) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

298°
100%

56.4%
0.049
325°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Slate
  • mauve-500
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #856c86

#856c86 is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.049 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Grey (#866f85). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #856c86 mixed with white

  1. 856c86
  2. 917a92
  3. 9c889d
  4. a896a9
  5. b4a4b5
  6. c1b3c1
  7. cdc2cd
  8. d9d1d9
  9. e6e0e6
  10. f2eff2

Darker: #856c86 mixed with black

  1. 856c86
  2. 735d74
  3. 614e62
  4. 504051
  5. 403240
  6. 302530
  7. 211921
  8. 130d13
  9. 060406
  10. 010001

Calmer: #856c86 with less saturation

  1. 856c86
  2. 846d84
  3. 826e83
  4. 816f81
  5. 7f7080
  6. 7e717e
  7. 7c727c
  8. 7a737b
  9. 797479
  10. 777577

Questions about #856c86

What color is #856c86?

#856c86 is dusty magenta. The closest named color is Purple Grey. In RGB it is rgb(133, 108, 134), in HSL hsl(297.69, 10.74%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.434% 0.04944 324.991).

What colors go well with #856c86?

The complementary color of #856c86 is #647e64. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #777090 and #8e6a77. The triadic partners are #837454 and #527e84.

Is white or black text more readable on #856c86?

White text reads better on #856c86: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #856c86 a warm or cool color?

#856c86 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 325 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.049.