What color is #84568E?

#84568E 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 #84568E?

The RGB value is 132, 86, 142: 132 red, 86 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84568E?

The complementary color is #608E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84568E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84568E color

#84568E rgb(132, 86, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84568E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 33.7% green and 55.7% blue (132, 86, 142).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#84568E color codes

HEX	`#84568E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 86, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 33.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 39%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, 29.07, -23.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 37.33, 321.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.725, 13.515, 27.261)`
Decimal	`8672910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84568E, 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 #84568E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84568E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #84568E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84568e; }
.text { color: #84568e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84568e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 86 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84568e, #8e567c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84568E?: #84568E 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 #84568E?: The RGB value is 132, 86, 142: 132 red, 86 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84568E?: The complementary color is #608E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84568E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.