What color is #85778D?

#85778D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85778D?

The RGB value is 133, 119, 141: 133 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85778D?

The complementary color is #7F8D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85778D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85778D color

#85778D rgb(133, 119, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85778D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.7% green and 55.3% blue (133, 119, 141).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#85778D color codes

HEX	`#85778D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 119, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, 9.73, -9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 13.93, 314.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.077, 20.103, 27.964)`
Decimal	`8746893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85778D, 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 #85778D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85778D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #85778D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85778d; }
.text { color: #85778d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85778d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 119 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85778d, #8d778a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #85778D?: #85778D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85778D?: The RGB value is 133, 119, 141: 133 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85778D?: The complementary color is #7F8D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85778D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.