What color is #857A94?

#857A94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857A94?

The RGB value is 133, 122, 148: 133 red, 122 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857A94?

The complementary color is #89947A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857A94 color

#857A94 rgb(133, 122, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857A94 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.8% green and 58% blue (133, 122, 148).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#857A94 color codes

HEX	`#857A94`
RGB	`rgb(133, 122, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 9.48, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 15.68, 307.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.977, 21.044, 30.915)`
Decimal	`8747668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857A94, 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 #857A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #857A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857a94; }
.text { color: #857a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 122 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857a94, #927a94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857A94?: #857A94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857A94?: The RGB value is 133, 122, 148: 133 red, 122 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857A94?: The complementary color is #89947A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.