What color is #857084?

#857084 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857084?

The RGB value is 133, 112, 132: 133 red, 112 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857084?

The complementary color is #708571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857084 color

#857084 rgb(133, 112, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857084 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.9% green and 51.8% blue (133, 112, 132).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#857084 color codes

HEX	`#857084`
RGB	`rgb(133, 112, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, 11.99, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 14.36, 326.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.631, 18.241, 24.312)`
Decimal	`8745092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857084, 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 #857084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#857084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	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 #857084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857084; }
.text { color: #857084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 112 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857084, #85707a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857084?: #857084 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857084?: The RGB value is 133, 112, 132: 133 red, 112 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857084?: The complementary color is #708571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.