What color is #85618B?

#85618B 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 #85618B?

The RGB value is 133, 97, 139: 133 red, 97 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85618B?

The complementary color is #678B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85618B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85618B color

#85618B rgb(133, 97, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85618B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 38% green and 54.5% blue (133, 97, 139).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#85618B color codes

HEX	`#85618B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 97, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 38%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.18, 22.32, -17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.18, 28.38, 321.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.607, 15.401, 26.414)`
Decimal	`8741259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85618B, 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 #85618B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85618B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #85618B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85618b; }
.text { color: #85618b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85618b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 97 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85618b, #8b617c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #85618B?: #85618B 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 #85618B?: The RGB value is 133, 97, 139: 133 red, 97 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85618B?: The complementary color is #678B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85618B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.