What color is #845586?

#845586 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 #845586?

The RGB value is 132, 85, 134: 132 red, 85 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845586?

The complementary color is #578655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845586?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845586 color

#845586 rgb(132, 85, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #845586 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 33.3% green and 52.5% blue (132, 85, 134).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#845586 color codes

HEX	`#845586`
RGB	`rgb(132, 85, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 33.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 37%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, 27.99, -19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 34.1, 325.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.067, 13.124, 24.184)`
Decimal	`8672646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845586, 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 #845586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #845586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845586; }
.text { color: #845586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 85 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845586, #86556f); }

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Questions

What color is #845586?: #845586 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 #845586?: The RGB value is 132, 85, 134: 132 red, 85 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845586?: The complementary color is #578655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845586?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.