What color is #845A7F?

#845A7F 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 #845A7F?

The RGB value is 132, 90, 127: 132 red, 90 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845A7F?

The complementary color is #5A845F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845A7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845A7F color

#845A7F rgb(132, 90, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #845A7F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 35.3% green and 49.8% blue (132, 90, 127).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#845A7F color codes

HEX	`#845A7F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 90, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 35.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, 23.65, -13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 27.4, 329.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.002, 13.751, 21.833)`
Decimal	`8673919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845A7F, 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 #845A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #845A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845a7f; }
.text { color: #845a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 90 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845a7f, #845a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845A7F?: #845A7F 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 #845A7F?: The RGB value is 132, 90, 127: 132 red, 90 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845A7F?: The complementary color is #5A845F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845A7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.