What color is #855E89?

#855E89 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 #855E89?

The RGB value is 133, 94, 137: 133 red, 94 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855E89?

The complementary color is #62895E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855E89 color

#855E89 rgb(133, 94, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #855E89 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 36.9% green and 53.7% blue (133, 94, 137).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#855E89 color codes

HEX	`#855E89`
RGB	`rgb(133, 94, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 36.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, 23.67, -17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 29.49, 323.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.19, 14.799, 25.56)`
Decimal	`8740489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855E89, 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 #855E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #855E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855e89; }
.text { color: #855e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 94 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855e89, #895e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #855E89?: #855E89 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 #855E89?: The RGB value is 133, 94, 137: 133 red, 94 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855E89?: The complementary color is #62895E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.