What color is #857697?

#857697 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857697?

The RGB value is 133, 118, 151: 133 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857697?

The complementary color is #889776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857697 color

#857697 rgb(133, 118, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857697 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.3% green and 59.2% blue (133, 118, 151).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#857697 color codes

HEX	`#857697`
RGB	`rgb(133, 118, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, 12.5, -15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 20.06, 308.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.736, 20.178, 32.022)`
Decimal	`8746647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857697, 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 #857697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #857697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857697; }
.text { color: #857697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 118 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857697, #957697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857697?: #857697 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857697?: The RGB value is 133, 118, 151: 133 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857697?: The complementary color is #889776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.