What color is #845DAD?

#845DAD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845DAD?

The RGB value is 132, 93, 173: 132 red, 93 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845DAD?

The complementary color is #86AD5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845DAD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845DAD color

#845DAD rgb(132, 93, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #845DAD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 36.5% green and 67.8% blue (132, 93, 173).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#845DAD color codes

HEX	`#845DAD`
RGB	`rgb(132, 93, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 36.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 46%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 46%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 32.1, -36.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 48.95, 310.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.971, 15.751, 41.463)`
Decimal	`8674733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845DAD, 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 #845DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #845DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845dad; }
.text { color: #845dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 93 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845dad, #ac5dad); }

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Questions

What color is #845DAD?: #845DAD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845DAD?: The RGB value is 132, 93, 173: 132 red, 93 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845DAD?: The complementary color is #86AD5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845DAD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.