What color is #84537E?

#84537E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84537E?

The RGB value is 132, 83, 126: 132 red, 83 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84537E?

The complementary color is #538459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84537E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84537E color

#84537E rgb(132, 83, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84537E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 32.5% green and 49.4% blue (132, 83, 126).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grape Candy (#905284), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#84537E color codes

HEX	`#84537E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 83, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 32.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.15, 27.56, -15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.15, 31.79, 330.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.375, 12.599, 21.304)`
Decimal	`8672126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84537E, 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 #84537E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84537E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #84537E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84537e; }
.text { color: #84537e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84537e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 83 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84537e, #845366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #84537E?: #84537E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84537E?: The RGB value is 132, 83, 126: 132 red, 83 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84537E?: The complementary color is #538459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84537E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.