What color is #85649A?

#85649A 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 #85649A?

The RGB value is 133, 100, 154: 133 red, 100 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85649A?

The complementary color is #799A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85649A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85649A color

#85649A rgb(133, 100, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85649A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.2% green and 60.4% blue (133, 100, 154).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#85649A color codes

HEX	`#85649A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 100, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.54, 23.83, -24.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.54, 34.07, 314.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.062, 16.434, 32.681)`
Decimal	`8742042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85649A, 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 #85649A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85649A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #85649A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85649a; }
.text { color: #85649a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85649a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 100 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85649a, #9a6494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #85649A?: #85649A 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 #85649A?: The RGB value is 133, 100, 154: 133 red, 100 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85649A?: The complementary color is #799A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85649A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.