What color is #855D7B?

#855D7B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #855D7B?

The RGB value is 133, 93, 123: 133 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855D7B?

The complementary color is #5D8567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855D7B?

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.

#855D7B color

#855D7B rgb(133, 93, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #855D7B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 36.5% green and 48.2% blue (133, 93, 123).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#855D7B color codes

HEX	`#855D7B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 93, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 36.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, 21.47, -10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 23.82, 334.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.162, 14.246, 20.581)`
Decimal	`8740219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855D7B, 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 #855D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855D7B 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 #855D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855d7b; }
.text { color: #855d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 93 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855d7b, #855d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #855D7B?: #855D7B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #855D7B?: The RGB value is 133, 93, 123: 133 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855D7B?: The complementary color is #5D8567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855D7B?: 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.