What color is #857690?

#857690 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857690?

The RGB value is 133, 118, 144: 133 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857690?

The complementary color is #819076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857690 color

#857690 rgb(133, 118, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857690 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.3% green and 56.5% blue (133, 118, 144).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#857690 color codes

HEX	`#857690`
RGB	`rgb(133, 118, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.79, 10.96, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.79, 16.23, 312.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.184, 19.957, 29.116)`
Decimal	`8746640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857690, 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 #857690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #857690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857690; }
.text { color: #857690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 118 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857690, #90768e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857690?: #857690 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857690?: The RGB value is 133, 118, 144: 133 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857690?: The complementary color is #819076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.