Slate Gray (Neutral)

#856D9B

RGB: 133, 109, 155

Color OverviewHEX #856D9B

#856D9B Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #856D9B is composed of 52% red, 43% green, and 61% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 271°, saturation of 19%, and lightness of 52%.

HEX

#856D9B

RGB

133, 109, 155

HSL

271°, 19%, 52%

HSV

271°, 30%, 61%

CMYK

14%, 30%, 0%, 39%

Name Match

Slate Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #856D9B (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #856D9B (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #856D9B (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #856D9B

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #856D9B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):4.51 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #856D9B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):4.66 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #856D9B;
}

.element {
  color: #856D9B;
  background-color: #856D9B;
  border-color: #856D9B;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#856D9B] text-[#856D9B] border-[#856D9B]">
  Content styled with #856D9B
</div>