What color is #857D9E?

#857D9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857D9E?

The RGB value is 133, 125, 158: 133 red, 125 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857D9E?

The complementary color is #969E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857D9E color

#857D9E rgb(133, 125, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #857D9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49% green and 62% blue (133, 125, 158).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#857D9E color codes

HEX	`#857D9E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 125, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, 9.98, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 19.32, 301.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.177, 22.122, 35.39)`
Decimal	`8748446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857D9E, 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 #857D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #857D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857d9e; }
.text { color: #857d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 125 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857d9e, #967d9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857D9E?: #857D9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857D9E?: The RGB value is 133, 125, 158: 133 red, 125 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857D9E?: The complementary color is #969E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.