What color is #854466?

#854466 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #854466?

The RGB value is 133, 68, 102: 133 red, 68 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #854466?

The complementary color is #448563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #854466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#854466 color

#854466 rgb(133, 68, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #854466 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 26.7% green and 40% blue (133, 68, 102).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#854466 color codes

HEX	`#854466`
RGB	`rgb(133, 68, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 26.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 49%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.99, 32.22, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.99, 33.04, 347.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.139, 10.081, 13.769)`
Decimal	`8733798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #854466, 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 #854466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#854466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	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 #854466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #854466; }
.text { color: #854466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 68 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #854466, #854446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #854466?: #854466 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #854466?: The RGB value is 133, 68, 102: 133 red, 68 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #854466?: The complementary color is #448563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #854466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.