What color is #85789A?

#85789A 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 #85789A?

The RGB value is 133, 120, 154: 133 red, 120 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85789A?

The complementary color is #8D9A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85789A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85789A color

#85789A rgb(133, 120, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85789A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.1% green and 60.4% blue (133, 120, 154).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#85789A color codes

HEX	`#85789A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 120, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, 11.99, -16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 20.38, 306.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.221, 20.753, 33.401)`
Decimal	`8747162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85789A, 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 #85789A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85789A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #85789A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85789a; }
.text { color: #85789a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85789a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 120 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85789a, #96789a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #85789A?: #85789A 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 #85789A?: The RGB value is 133, 120, 154: 133 red, 120 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85789A?: The complementary color is #8D9A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85789A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.