What color is #84527A?

#84527A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84527A?

The RGB value is 132, 82, 122: 132 red, 82 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84527A?

The complementary color is #52845C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84527A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84527A color

#84527A rgb(132, 82, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84527A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 32.2% green and 47.8% blue (132, 82, 122).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#84527A color codes

HEX	`#84527A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 82, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 32.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.76, 27.37, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.76, 30.74, 332.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.046, 12.346, 19.946)`
Decimal	`8671866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84527A, 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 #84527A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84527A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #84527A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84527a; }
.text { color: #84527a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84527a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 82 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84527a, #845261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #84527A?: #84527A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84527A?: The RGB value is 132, 82, 122: 132 red, 82 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84527A?: The complementary color is #52845C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84527A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.