What color is #857FA1?

#857FA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857FA1?

The RGB value is 133, 127, 161: 133 red, 127 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857FA1?

The complementary color is #9BA17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857FA1 color

#857FA1 rgb(133, 127, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #857FA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 49.8% green and 63.1% blue (133, 127, 161).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#857FA1 color codes

HEX	`#857FA1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 127, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 49.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.8, 9.5, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.8, 19.74, 298.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.694, 22.738, 36.852)`
Decimal	`8748961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857FA1, 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 #857FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #857FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857fa1; }
.text { color: #857fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 127 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857fa1, #967fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857FA1?: #857FA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857FA1?: The RGB value is 133, 127, 161: 133 red, 127 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857FA1?: The complementary color is #9BA17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.