What color is #857185?

#857185 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 #857185?

The RGB value is 133, 113, 133: 133 red, 113 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857185?

The complementary color is #718571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857185 color

#857185 rgb(133, 113, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857185 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 44.3% green and 52.2% blue (133, 113, 133).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% 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 4.7:1).

#857185 color codes

HEX	`#857185`
RGB	`rgb(133, 113, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 44.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, 11.6, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 14.12, 325.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.811, 18.491, 24.711)`
Decimal	`8745349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857185, 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 #857185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #857185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857185; }
.text { color: #857185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 113 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857185, #85717b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857185?: #857185 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 #857185?: The RGB value is 133, 113, 133: 133 red, 113 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857185?: The complementary color is #718571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.