What color is #857B98?

#857B98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857B98?

The RGB value is 133, 123, 152: 133 red, 123 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857B98?

The complementary color is #8E987B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857B98 color

#857B98 rgb(133, 123, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857B98 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.2% green and 59.6% blue (133, 123, 152).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#857B98 color codes

HEX	`#857B98`
RGB	`rgb(133, 123, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, 9.78, -14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 17.25, 304.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.422, 21.419, 32.653)`
Decimal	`8747928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857B98, 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 #857B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #857B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857b98; }
.text { color: #857b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 123 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857b98, #947b98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857B98?: #857B98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857B98?: The RGB value is 133, 123, 152: 133 red, 123 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857B98?: The complementary color is #8E987B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.