What color is #85648A?

#85648A 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 #85648A?

The RGB value is 133, 100, 138: 133 red, 100 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85648A?

The complementary color is #698A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85648A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85648A color

#85648A rgb(133, 100, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85648A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.2% green and 54.1% blue (133, 100, 138).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#85648A color codes

HEX	`#85648A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 100, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 28%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.89, 20.33, -15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.89, 25.78, 322.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.817, 15.936, 26.125)`
Decimal	`8742026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85648A, 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 #85648A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85648A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #85648A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85648a; }
.text { color: #85648a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85648a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 100 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85648a, #8a647c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #85648A?: #85648A 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 #85648A?: The RGB value is 133, 100, 138: 133 red, 100 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85648A?: The complementary color is #698A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85648A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.