What color is #85739B?

#85739B 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 #85739B?

The RGB value is 133, 115, 155: 133 red, 115 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85739B?

The complementary color is #899B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85739B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85739B color

#85739B rgb(133, 115, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85739B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.1% green and 60.8% blue (133, 115, 155).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#85739B color codes

HEX	`#85739B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 115, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.4, 15.17, -19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.4, 24.32, 308.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.719, 19.615, 33.646)`
Decimal	`8745883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85739B, 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 #85739B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85739B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #85739B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85739b; }
.text { color: #85739b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85739b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 115 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85739b, #99739b); }

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Questions

What color is #85739B?: #85739B 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 #85739B?: The RGB value is 133, 115, 155: 133 red, 115 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85739B?: The complementary color is #899B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85739B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.