What color is #857490?

#857490 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857490?

The RGB value is 133, 116, 144: 133 red, 116 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857490?

The complementary color is #7F9074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857490 color

#857490 rgb(133, 116, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857490 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.5% green and 56.5% blue (133, 116, 144).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#857490 color codes

HEX	`#857490`
RGB	`rgb(133, 116, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.26, 12.14, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.26, 17.62, 313.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.951, 19.491, 29.039)`
Decimal	`8746128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857490, 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 #857490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #857490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857490; }
.text { color: #857490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 116 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857490, #90748d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857490?: #857490 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857490?: The RGB value is 133, 116, 144: 133 red, 116 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857490?: The complementary color is #7F9074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.