What color is #85788E?

#85788E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85788E?

The RGB value is 133, 120, 142: 133 red, 120 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85788E?

The complementary color is #818E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85788E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85788E color

#85788E rgb(133, 120, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85788E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.1% green and 55.7% blue (133, 120, 142).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#85788E color codes

HEX	`#85788E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 120, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.26, 9.36, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.26, 13.77, 312.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.271, 20.373, 28.398)`
Decimal	`8747150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85788E, 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 #85788E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85788E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #85788E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85788e; }
.text { color: #85788e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85788e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 120 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85788e, #8e788c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #85788E?: #85788E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85788E?: The RGB value is 133, 120, 142: 133 red, 120 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85788E?: The complementary color is #818E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85788E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.