What color is #852A76?

#852A76 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Noble Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #852A76?

The RGB value is 133, 42, 118: 133 red, 42 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #852A76?

The complementary color is #2A8539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #852A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#852A76 color

#852A76 rgb(133, 42, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #852A76 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 16.5% green and 46.3% blue (133, 42, 118).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 52% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Noble Plum (#871F78), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#852A76 color codes

HEX	`#852A76`
RGB	`rgb(133, 42, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 16.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 52%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 68%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.88, 47.6, -23.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.88, 53.15, 333.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.771, 7.952, 17.946)`
Decimal	`8727158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #852A76, 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 #852A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#852A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #852A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #852a76; }
.text { color: #852a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #852a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 42 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #852a76, #852a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #852A76?: #852A76 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Noble Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #852A76?: The RGB value is 133, 42, 118: 133 red, 42 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #852A76?: The complementary color is #2A8539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #852A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.