What color is #857699?

#857699 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 #857699?

The RGB value is 133, 118, 153: 133 red, 118 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857699?

The complementary color is #8A9976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857699 color

#857699 rgb(133, 118, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857699 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.3% green and 60% blue (133, 118, 153).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#857699 color codes

HEX	`#857699`
RGB	`rgb(133, 118, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, 12.95, -16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 21.17, 307.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.9, 20.243, 32.884)`
Decimal	`8746649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857699, 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 #857699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #857699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857699; }
.text { color: #857699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 118 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857699, #977699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857699?: #857699 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 #857699?: The RGB value is 133, 118, 153: 133 red, 118 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857699?: The complementary color is #8A9976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.