What color is #850774?

#850774 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #850774?

The RGB value is 133, 7, 116: 133 red, 7 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #850774?

The complementary color is #078518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #850774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#850774 color

#850774 rgb(133, 7, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #850774 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 2.7% green and 45.5% blue (133, 7, 116).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 90% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purpleness (#881177), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#850774 color codes

HEX	`#850774`
RGB	`rgb(133, 7, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 2.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 90%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 95%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.4, 56.96, -27.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.4, 63.4, 333.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.901, 6.401, 17.076)`
Decimal	`8718196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #850774, 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 #850774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#850774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #850774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #850774; }
.text { color: #850774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #850774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 7 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #850774, #850735); }

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Questions

What color is #850774?: #850774 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #850774?: The RGB value is 133, 7, 116: 133 red, 7 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #850774?: The complementary color is #078518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #850774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.