What color is #855C78?

#855C78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #855C78?

The RGB value is 133, 92, 120: 133 red, 92 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855C78?

The complementary color is #5C8569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855C78 color

#855C78 rgb(133, 92, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #855C78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 36.1% green and 47.1% blue (133, 92, 120).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 10% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#855C78 color codes

HEX	`#855C78`
RGB	`rgb(133, 92, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 36.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 10%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.23, 21.49, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.23, 23.32, 337.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.89, 13.998, 19.578)`
Decimal	`8739960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855C78, 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 #855C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #855C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855c78; }
.text { color: #855c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 92 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855c78, #855c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #855C78?: #855C78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #855C78?: The RGB value is 133, 92, 120: 133 red, 92 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855C78?: The complementary color is #5C8569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.