What color is #846993?

#846993 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846993?

The RGB value is 132, 105, 147: 132 red, 105 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846993?

The complementary color is #789369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846993?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846993 color

#846993 rgb(132, 105, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #846993 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.2% green and 57.6% blue (132, 105, 147).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#846993 color codes

HEX	`#846993`
RGB	`rgb(132, 105, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.41, 18.96, -18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.41, 26.76, 315.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.833, 17.116, 29.857)`
Decimal	`8677779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846993, 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 #846993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #846993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846993; }
.text { color: #846993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 105 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846993, #93698d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #846993?: #846993 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846993?: The RGB value is 132, 105, 147: 132 red, 105 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846993?: The complementary color is #789369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846993?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.