What color is #855E81?

#855E81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #855E81?

The RGB value is 133, 94, 129: 133 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855E81?

The complementary color is #5E8562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855E81 color

#855E81 rgb(133, 94, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #855E81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 36.9% green and 50.6% blue (133, 94, 129).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#855E81 color codes

HEX	`#855E81`
RGB	`rgb(133, 94, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 36.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.05, 22.05, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.05, 25.72, 329)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.638, 14.578, 22.649)`
Decimal	`8740481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855E81, 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 #855E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #855E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855e81; }
.text { color: #855e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 94 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855e81, #855e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #855E81?: #855E81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #855E81?: The RGB value is 133, 94, 129: 133 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855E81?: The complementary color is #5E8562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.