What color is #85798E?

#85798E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85798E?

The RGB value is 133, 121, 142: 133 red, 121 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85798E?

The complementary color is #828E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85798E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85798E color

#85798E rgb(133, 121, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85798E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.5% green and 55.7% blue (133, 121, 142).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 9% saturation and 52% 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 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#85798E color codes

HEX	`#85798E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 121, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, 8.77, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 13.08, 312.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.392, 20.614, 28.438)`
Decimal	`8747406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85798E, 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 #85798E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85798E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #85798E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85798e; }
.text { color: #85798e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85798e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 121 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85798e, #8e798c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #85798E?: #85798E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85798E?: The RGB value is 133, 121, 142: 133 red, 121 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85798E?: The complementary color is #828E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85798E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.