What color is #857193?

#857193 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857193?

The RGB value is 133, 113, 147: 133 red, 113 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857193?

The complementary color is #7F9371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857193 color

#857193 rgb(133, 113, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857193 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 44.3% green and 57.6% blue (133, 113, 147).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#857193 color codes

HEX	`#857193`
RGB	`rgb(133, 113, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 44.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 14.56, -15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 21.32, 313.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.844, 18.904, 30.149)`
Decimal	`8745363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857193, 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 #857193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #857193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857193; }
.text { color: #857193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 113 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857193, #937190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857193?: #857193 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857193?: The RGB value is 133, 113, 147: 133 red, 113 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857193?: The complementary color is #7F9371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.