Information about #856B88 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#856B88 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 107, 136) — 52.2% red, 42% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 11 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#856B88 is a softly toned electric magenta that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Purple Grey (#866F85). Slightly further away sit Grey Purple (#826D8C) and De Janeiro (#856684).

The recipe behind #856B88 is rgb(133, 107, 136), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856B88: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#856B88 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#856B88 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#856B88 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#856B88 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#856B88 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#856B88 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#89866C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #856B88

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

De Janeiro color link
De Janeiro

#856684

Chinese Violet color link
Chinese Violet

#856088

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Greyish Purple color link
Greyish Purple

#887191

Dusty Purple color link
Dusty Purple

#825F87

French Lilac color link
French Lilac

#86608E

Half color link
Half

#8D608C

Purplish Grey color link
Purplish Grey

#7A687F

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Trendy Pink color link
Trendy Pink

#8C6495

#856B88 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856B88
  • RGB133, 107, 136
  • CMYK1, 11, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(133, 107, 136)
  • HSL294°, 12%, 48%
  • HSL Precise293.793°, 11.934%, 47.647%
  • HSV294°, 21%, 53%
  • HSB294°, 21%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.420, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.420, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.420, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856B88
  • DECIMAL ID8743816
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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