What color is #85619D?

#85619D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85619D?

The RGB value is 133, 97, 157: 133 red, 97 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85619D?

The complementary color is #799D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85619D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85619D color

#85619D rgb(133, 97, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85619D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 38% green and 61.6% blue (133, 97, 157).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#85619D color codes

HEX	`#85619D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 97, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 38%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, 26.28, -27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 37.73, 314.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.032, 15.971, 33.919)`
Decimal	`8741277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85619D, 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 #85619D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85619D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #85619D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85619d; }
.text { color: #85619d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85619d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 97 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85619d, #9d6197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #85619D?: #85619D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85619D?: The RGB value is 133, 97, 157: 133 red, 97 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85619D?: The complementary color is #799D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85619D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.