What color is #857E98?

#857E98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857E98?

The RGB value is 133, 126, 152: 133 red, 126 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857E98?

The complementary color is #91987E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857E98 color

#857E98 rgb(133, 126, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857E98 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.4% green and 59.6% blue (133, 126, 152).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#857E98 color codes

HEX	`#857E98`
RGB	`rgb(133, 126, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, 8.03, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 15.27, 301.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.8, 22.175, 32.779)`
Decimal	`8748696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857E98, 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 #857E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #857E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857e98; }
.text { color: #857e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 126 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857e98, #927e98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #857E98?: #857E98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857E98?: The RGB value is 133, 126, 152: 133 red, 126 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857E98?: The complementary color is #91987E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.