What color is #857390?

#857390 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857390?

The RGB value is 133, 115, 144: 133 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857390?

The complementary color is #7E9073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857390 color

#857390 rgb(133, 115, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857390 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.1% green and 56.5% blue (133, 115, 144).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#857390 color codes

HEX	`#857390`
RGB	`rgb(133, 115, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.99, 12.73, -13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.99, 18.32, 314.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.837, 19.262, 29)`
Decimal	`8745872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857390, 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 #857390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #857390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857390; }
.text { color: #857390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 115 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857390, #90738c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857390?: #857390 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857390?: The RGB value is 133, 115, 144: 133 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857390?: The complementary color is #7E9073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.