#856E9A Hex Color

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Color Name

French Lilac*

Hex Color Code

#856E9A

RGB Color Code

RGB(133, 110, 154)

CMYK Values*

13.6%, 28.6%, 0.0%, 39.6%

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#856E9A hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 856E9A?

The RGB color code for color number #856E9A is RGB(133, 110, 154). In the RGB color model, #856E9A has a red value of 133, a green value of 110, and a blue value of 154. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 13.6% cyan, 28.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 39.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 271.4° (degrees), 17.9 % saturation, and 51.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #856E9A has a hue of 271.4° (degrees), 28.6 % saturation and 60.4 % brightness/value.

Color 856E9A is cool or warm?

Color 856E9A is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #856E9A? (For interior and product design)

856E9A has an LRV of nearly 18.5. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#856E9A

LRV 18.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 18.5 of #856E9A with dark and light color

Is #856E9A Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 856E9A meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #856E9A color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #856E9A

Hex triplet: #856E9A
Red: 85
Green: 6E
Blue: 9A

RGBA / RGB rgb(133, 110, 154)

Red: 133 (52.2%)
Green: 110 (43.1%)
Blue: 154 (60.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 13.64%
Magenta: 28.57%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 39.61%

HSL hsl(271.36deg, 17.9 %, 51.8 %)

Hue: 271.36°
Saturation: 17.89 %
Lightness: 51.76 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 271.36°
Saturation: 28.57 %
Brightness / Value: 60.39 %

RYB ryb(72, 73, 108)

Red: 72 (28.1%)
Yellow: 73 (28.5%)
Blue: 108 (42.2%)

HWB

Hue: 271.36°
Whiteness: 43.14 %
Blackness: 39.61 %

CMY

Cyan: 47.84%
Magenta: 56.86%
Yellow: 39.61%

XYZ

X: 21.08
Y: 18.47
Z: 33.03

YXY

Y1: 18.47
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.25

CIE-Lab

L: 50.06
A: 17.91
B: -20.48

CIE-Lch

L: 50.06
C: 27.2
H: 311.17

CIE-Luv

L: 50.06
U: 9.4
V: -32.43

Hunter-Lab

L: 42.98
A: 12.34
B: -15.48

Other

LRV: ~ 18.5 %
Munsell Color System: 3.9P 4.8/5.1

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #856E9A

These are the named colors closest to hex 856E9A, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#86608E Color French Lilac

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

#86608E Color Pomp and Power

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

#9678B6 Color Lavender Purple

93.34% match | ΔE 6.66

#777696 Color Rhythm

92.49% match | ΔE 7.51

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 856E9A.

#856D9E Color RAL 310 50 30 - Bitter Violet

98.65% match | ΔE 1.35

#846BA3 Color RAL 310 50 35 - Violet Rose

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#886891 Color RAL 320 50 25 - Poetry Mauve

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#8C6897 Color RAL 320 50 30 - Viola Grey

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 856E9A.

#807096 Color PANTONE 8141 C

97.66% match | ΔE 2.34

#896C93 Color PANTONE 8122 C

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#7C6992 Color PANTONE 667 C

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#8D6E97 Color PANTONE 7661 C

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 856E9A.

#817396 Color PANTONE 18-3718 TCX - Purple Haze

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#936B99 Color PANTONE 18-3530 TCX - Lavender Crystal

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

#936CA7 Color PANTONE 17-3619 TCX - Hyacinth

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#926AA6 Color PANTONE 17-3628 TCX - Amethyst Orchid

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 856E9A.

#8C6991 Color BS 24-C-38 - Amethyst

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#7D7B9B Color BS 22-C-37 - Violet

92.27% match | ΔE 7.73

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 856E9A.

#76689A Color RAL 4005 - Blue Lilac

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

#816183 Color RAL 4001 - Red Lilac

93.61% match | ΔE 6.39

#6E6387 Color RAL 4011 - Pearl Violet

93.22% match | ΔE 6.78

Paint color for Hex #856E9A

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 856E9A from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 856E9A once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color 856E9A similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #856E9A to PPG Paints

#816D95 Color Crowning Glory (PPG17-07)

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#886793 Color Mirabella (PPG1176-6)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#736993 Color Purple Grapes (PPG1175-6)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

#9569A3 Color Grape Popsicle (PPG1249-6)

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

Valspar

Hex color 856E9A similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #856E9A to Valspar

#88749E Color Purple Phantom (1001-3B)

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#81658E Color Vivacious Violet (V038-5)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

#966E9C Color Pishposh (8001-2E)

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#887CA1 Color Purple Hills (1001-5B)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 856E9A similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #856E9A to Dunn-Edwards

#8775A1 Color Smashed Grape (DE 5963)

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#8A779A Color Pale Eggplant (DE 5956)

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

#7F779A Color Grape Jam (DE 5949)

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#7E6099 Color Jubilee (DE 5971)

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 856E9A similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #856E9A to Sherwin Williams

#7E6596 Color Clematis (SW 6831)

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#937496 Color Veri Berri (SW 9069)

94.89% match | ΔE 5.11

#716998 Color Forget-Me-Not (SW 6824)

94.29% match | ΔE 5.71

#7A6B85 Color Wood Violet (SW 6557)

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

Behr

Hex color 856E9A similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #856E9A to Behr

#7B658A Color Notorious (M570-6)

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

#79669D Color Purple Paradise (PPU16-03)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#9076AE Color Romantic Moment (P570-5)

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#887CA4 Color Second Pour (M560-5)

94.61% match | ΔE 5.39

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 856E9A similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #856E9A to Benjamin Moore

#7D6685 Color Cupid's Dart (1385)

94.66% match | ΔE 5.34

#9379B0 Color Charmed Violet (1398)

94.42% match | ΔE 5.58

#897EAA Color Purple Heart (1406)

93.78% match | ΔE 6.22

#9F7CA5 Color Naples Sunset (1391)

92.71% match | ΔE 7.29

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 856E9A similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #856E9A to Farrow & Ball

#8D838C Color Brassica (271)

85.97% match | ΔE 14.03

#B7788D Color Rangwali (296)

84.54% match | ΔE 15.46

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

83.90% match | ΔE 16.10

#A97576 Color Crimson Red (W93)

81.70% match | ΔE 18.30

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#856E9A color palettes and scheme combination

382E41

52435F

6B577E

856E9A

9E8CAF

B8AAC4

D1C8D9

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

6E839A

6F6E9A

856E9A

9A6E99

9A6E83

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

856E9A

9A856E

6E9A85

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

856E9A

9A6F6E

839A6E

6E999A

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

856E9A

917CA4

9D8BAE

A999B8

B5A8C2

C2B6CC

CEC5D6

DAD3E0

E6E2EA

F2F0F4

FFFFFF

French Lilac* - #856E9A Tints

856E9A

77638A

6A587B

5D4D6B

4F425C

42374D

352C3D

27212E

1A161E

0D0B0F

000000

French Lilac* - #856E9A Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#856E9A

French Lilac*

#839A6E

Moss Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #856E9A?

Color that best contrast with #856E9A is #839A6E, color name is Moss Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.