What color is #85608D?

#85608D 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 #85608D?

The RGB value is 133, 96, 141: 133 red, 96 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85608D?

The complementary color is #688D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85608D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85608D color

#85608D rgb(133, 96, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85608D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 37.6% green and 55.3% blue (133, 96, 141).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#85608D color codes

HEX	`#85608D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 96, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 37.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.01, 23.33, -18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.01, 30.08, 320.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.663, 15.276, 27.16)`
Decimal	`8741005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85608D, 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 #85608D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85608D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #85608D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85608d; }
.text { color: #85608d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85608d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 96 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85608d, #8d607f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #85608D?: #85608D 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 #85608D?: The RGB value is 133, 96, 141: 133 red, 96 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85608D?: The complementary color is #688D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85608D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.