What color is #84537B?

#84537B 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 #84537B?

The RGB value is 132, 83, 123: 132 red, 83 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84537B?

The complementary color is #53845C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84537B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84537B color

#84537B rgb(132, 83, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84537B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 32.5% green and 48.2% blue (132, 83, 123).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 7% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#84537B color codes

HEX	`#84537B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 83, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 32.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, 26.98, -14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 30.48, 332.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.184, 12.523, 20.3)`
Decimal	`8672123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84537B, 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 #84537B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84537B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #84537B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84537b; }
.text { color: #84537b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84537b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 83 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84537b, #845363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #84537B?: #84537B 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 #84537B?: The RGB value is 132, 83, 123: 132 red, 83 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84537B?: The complementary color is #53845C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84537B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.