What color is #846681?

#846681 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 #846681?

The RGB value is 132, 102, 129: 132 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846681?

The complementary color is #668469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846681 color

#846681 rgb(132, 102, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #846681 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 40% green and 50.6% blue (132, 102, 129).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#846681 color codes

HEX	`#846681`
RGB	`rgb(132, 102, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, 16.94, -10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 19.86, 328.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.229, 15.994, 22.891)`
Decimal	`8676993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846681, 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 #846681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #846681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846681; }
.text { color: #846681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 102 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846681, #846672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #846681?: #846681 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 #846681?: The RGB value is 132, 102, 129: 132 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846681?: The complementary color is #668469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.