What color is #846BA1?

#846BA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846BA1?

The RGB value is 132, 107, 161: 132 red, 107 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846BA1?

The complementary color is #88A16B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846BA1 color

#846BA1 rgb(132, 107, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #846BA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42% green and 63.1% blue (132, 107, 161).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#846BA1 color codes

HEX	`#846BA1`
RGB	`rgb(132, 107, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, 20.97, -25.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 32.99, 309.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.205, 17.994, 36.067)`
Decimal	`8678305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846BA1, 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 #846BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #846BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846ba1; }
.text { color: #846ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 107 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846ba1, #9f6ba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #846BA1?: #846BA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846BA1?: The RGB value is 132, 107, 161: 132 red, 107 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846BA1?: The complementary color is #88A16B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.