What color is #850E8F?

#850E8F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #850E8F?

The RGB value is 133, 14, 143: 133 red, 14 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #850E8F?

The complementary color is #188F0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #850E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#850E8F color

#850E8F rgb(133, 14, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #850E8F is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 5.5% green and 56.1% blue (133, 14, 143).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 82% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#850E8F color codes

HEX	`#850E8F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 14, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 5.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 82%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 90%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 90%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, 60.1, -41.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 73.04, 325.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.787, 7.285, 26.609)`
Decimal	`8720015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #850E8F, 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 #850E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#850E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #850E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #850e8f; }
.text { color: #850e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #850e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 14 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #850e8f, #8f0e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #850E8F?: #850E8F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #850E8F?: The RGB value is 133, 14, 143: 133 red, 14 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #850E8F?: The complementary color is #188F0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #850E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.