What color is #85406B?

#85406B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85406B?

The RGB value is 133, 64, 107: 133 red, 64 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85406B?

The complementary color is #40855A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85406B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85406B color

#85406B rgb(133, 64, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85406B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 25.1% green and 42% blue (133, 64, 107).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 35% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#85406B color codes

HEX	`#85406B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 64, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 25.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 35%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 52%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.33, 35.2, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.33, 37.01, 342.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.16, 9.716, 15.037)`
Decimal	`8732779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85406B, 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 #85406B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85406B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #85406B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85406b; }
.text { color: #85406b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85406b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 64 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85406b, #854048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #85406B?: #85406B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85406B?: The RGB value is 133, 64, 107: 133 red, 64 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85406B?: The complementary color is #40855A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85406B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.