What color is #845F8B?

#845F8B 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 #845F8B?

The RGB value is 132, 95, 139: 132 red, 95 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845F8B?

The complementary color is #668B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845F8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845F8B color

#845F8B rgb(132, 95, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #845F8B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 37.3% green and 54.5% blue (132, 95, 139).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#845F8B color codes

HEX	`#845F8B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 95, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 37.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 32%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 23.15, -18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 29.62, 321.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.268, 14.955, 26.345)`
Decimal	`8675211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845F8B, 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 #845F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #845F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845f8b; }
.text { color: #845f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 95 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845f8b, #8b5f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845F8B?: #845F8B 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 #845F8B?: The RGB value is 132, 95, 139: 132 red, 95 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845F8B?: The complementary color is #668B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845F8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.