What color is #855B88?

#855B88 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #855B88?

The RGB value is 133, 91, 136: 133 red, 91 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855B88?

The complementary color is #5E885B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855B88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855B88 color

#855B88 rgb(133, 91, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #855B88 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 35.7% green and 53.3% blue (133, 91, 136).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#855B88 color codes

HEX	`#855B88`
RGB	`rgb(133, 91, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 35.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, 25.23, -18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 31.09, 324.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.857, 14.247, 25.097)`
Decimal	`8739720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855B88, 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 #855B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #855B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855b88; }
.text { color: #855b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 91 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855b88, #885b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #855B88?: #855B88 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #855B88?: The RGB value is 133, 91, 136: 133 red, 91 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855B88?: The complementary color is #5E885B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855B88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.