What color is #846389?

#846389 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 #846389?

The RGB value is 132, 99, 137: 132 red, 99 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846389?

The complementary color is #688963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846389?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846389 color

#846389 rgb(132, 99, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #846389 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 38.8% green and 53.7% blue (132, 99, 137).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#846389 color codes

HEX	`#846389`
RGB	`rgb(132, 99, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 38.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 28%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, 20.36, -15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 25.81, 322.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.492, 15.636, 25.706)`
Decimal	`8676233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846389, 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 #846389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #846389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846389; }
.text { color: #846389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 99 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846389, #89637b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #846389?: #846389 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 #846389?: The RGB value is 132, 99, 137: 132 red, 99 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846389?: The complementary color is #688963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846389?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.