What color is #835F85?

#835F85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835F85?

The RGB value is 131, 95, 133: 131 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835F85?

The complementary color is #61855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835F85 color

#835F85 rgb(131, 95, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #835F85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 37.3% green and 52.2% blue (131, 95, 133).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#835F85 color codes

HEX	`#835F85`
RGB	`rgb(131, 95, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 37.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, 21.55, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 26.49, 324.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.685, 14.704, 24.092)`
Decimal	`8609669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835F85, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #835F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #835F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835f85; }
.text { color: #835f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 95 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835f85, #855f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #835F85?: #835F85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835F85?: The RGB value is 131, 95, 133: 131 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835F85?: The complementary color is #61855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.