What color is #845989?

#845989 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 #845989?

The RGB value is 132, 89, 137: 132 red, 89 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845989?

The complementary color is #5E8959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845989?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845989 color

#845989 rgb(132, 89, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #845989 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 34.9% green and 53.7% blue (132, 89, 137).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#845989 color codes

HEX	`#845989`
RGB	`rgb(132, 89, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 34.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 35%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.03, 26.27, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.03, 32.8, 323.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.603, 13.857, 25.409)`
Decimal	`8673673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845989, 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 #845989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #845989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845989; }
.text { color: #845989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 89 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845989, #895976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845989?: #845989 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 #845989?: The RGB value is 132, 89, 137: 132 red, 89 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845989?: The complementary color is #5E8959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845989?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.