What color is #85799D?

#85799D 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 #85799D?

The RGB value is 133, 121, 157: 133 red, 121 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85799D?

The complementary color is #919D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85799D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85799D color

#85799D rgb(133, 121, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85799D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.5% green and 61.6% blue (133, 121, 157).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#85799D color codes

HEX	`#85799D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 121, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.05, 12.09, -17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.05, 21.39, 304.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.595, 21.096, 34.773)`
Decimal	`8747421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85799D, 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 #85799D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85799D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #85799D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85799d; }
.text { color: #85799d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85799d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 121 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85799d, #97799d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #85799D?: #85799D 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 #85799D?: The RGB value is 133, 121, 157: 133 red, 121 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85799D?: The complementary color is #919D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85799D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.