What color is #857492?

#857492 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857492?

The RGB value is 133, 116, 146: 133 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857492?

The complementary color is #819274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857492 color

#857492 rgb(133, 116, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857492 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.5% green and 57.3% blue (133, 116, 146).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 4.91:1).

#857492 color codes

HEX	`#857492`
RGB	`rgb(133, 116, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 12.57, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 18.7, 312.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.106, 19.553, 29.851)`
Decimal	`8746130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857492, 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 #857492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #857492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857492; }
.text { color: #857492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 116 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857492, #927490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857492?: #857492 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857492?: The RGB value is 133, 116, 146: 133 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857492?: The complementary color is #819274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.