What color is #857D96?

#857D96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857D96?

The RGB value is 133, 125, 150: 133 red, 125 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857D96?

The complementary color is #8E967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857D96 color

#857D96 rgb(133, 125, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857D96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49% green and 58.8% blue (133, 125, 150).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#857D96 color codes

HEX	`#857D96`
RGB	`rgb(133, 125, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, 8.17, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 14.8, 303.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.51, 21.856, 31.881)`
Decimal	`8748438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857D96, 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 #857D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #857D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857d96; }
.text { color: #857d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 125 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857d96, #927d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #857D96?: #857D96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857D96?: The RGB value is 133, 125, 150: 133 red, 125 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857D96?: The complementary color is #8E967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.