What color is #857C9A?

#857C9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857C9A?

The RGB value is 133, 124, 154: 133 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857C9A?

The complementary color is #919A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857C9A color

#857C9A rgb(133, 124, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857C9A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.6% green and 60.4% blue (133, 124, 154).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 5.35:1).

#857C9A color codes

HEX	`#857C9A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 124, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, 9.65, -14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 17.71, 303.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.712, 21.735, 33.564)`
Decimal	`8748186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857C9A, 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 #857C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #857C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857c9a; }
.text { color: #857c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 124 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857c9a, #947c9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857C9A?: #857C9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857C9A?: The RGB value is 133, 124, 154: 133 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857C9A?: The complementary color is #919A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.