What color is #845F7E?

#845F7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845F7E?

The RGB value is 132, 95, 126: 132 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845F7E?

The complementary color is #5F8465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845F7E color

#845F7E rgb(132, 95, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #845F7E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 37.3% green and 49.4% blue (132, 95, 126).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#845F7E color codes

HEX	`#845F7E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 95, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 37.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.08, 20.5, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.08, 23.46, 330.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.374, 14.597, 21.637)`
Decimal	`8675198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845F7E, 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 #845F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #845F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845f7e; }
.text { color: #845f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 95 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845f7e, #845f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845F7E?: #845F7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845F7E?: The RGB value is 132, 95, 126: 132 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845F7E?: The complementary color is #5F8465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.