Palettes / Colors / #856495
#856495 — Dusty Purple
#856495 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #856495 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#856495 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #759664; it also sits naturally between #6C6496 and #96648E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #856495 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 133, 100, 149 |
| HSL | 280°, 20%, 49% |
| HSV | 280°, 33%, 58% |
| CMYK | 11%, 33%, 0%, 42% |
| XYZ | 19.65, 16.27, 30.54 |
| Yxy | 16.27, 0.2957, 0.2448 |
| CIE-Lab | 47.33, 22.71, -21.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.34, 18.84, -19.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 52% · Green 39% · Blue 58%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #856495
.text { color: #856495; }
.background { background-color: #856495; }
.border { border: 3px solid #856495; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 100, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 20%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #856495; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 100, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #856495; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 100, 149, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#856495">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#856495">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #759664:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.94:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.25:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #856495: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #856495
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #856495: ·
How #856495 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #856495 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #856495?
#856495 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 133, 100, 149). Its closest standard named color is Gray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #856495?
#856495 is RGB 133, 100, 149 — HSL 280°, 20%, 49% — CMYK 11%, 33%, 0%, 42%.
What colors go with #856495?
Its complement is #759664; analogous partners are #6C6496 and #96648E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #856495 for text?
White text on #856495 has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.25:1.