What color is #857C94?

#857C94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857C94?

The RGB value is 133, 124, 148: 133 red, 124 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857C94?

The complementary color is #8B947C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857C94 color

#857C94 rgb(133, 124, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857C94 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.6% green and 58% blue (133, 124, 148).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#857C94 color codes

HEX	`#857C94`
RGB	`rgb(133, 124, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.54, 8.32, -11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.54, 14.34, 305.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.225, 21.54, 30.998)`
Decimal	`8748180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857C94, 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 #857C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #857C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857c94; }
.text { color: #857c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 124 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857c94, #917c94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #857C94?: #857C94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857C94?: The RGB value is 133, 124, 148: 133 red, 124 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857C94?: The complementary color is #8B947C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.