What color is #846B89?

#846B89 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 #846B89?

The RGB value is 132, 107, 137: 132 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846B89?

The complementary color is #70896B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846B89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846B89 color

#846B89 rgb(132, 107, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #846B89 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42% green and 53.7% blue (132, 107, 137).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#846B89 color codes

HEX	`#846B89`
RGB	`rgb(132, 107, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.55, 15.61, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.55, 20.16, 320.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.288, 17.227, 25.971)`
Decimal	`8678281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846B89, 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 #846B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #846B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846b89; }
.text { color: #846b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 107 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846b89, #896b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #846B89?: #846B89 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 #846B89?: The RGB value is 132, 107, 137: 132 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846B89?: The complementary color is #70896B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846B89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.