What color is #865A81?

#865A81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #865A81?

The RGB value is 134, 90, 129: 134 red, 90 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865A81?

The complementary color is #5A865F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865A81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865A81 color

#865A81 rgb(134, 90, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #865A81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 35.3% green and 50.6% blue (134, 90, 129).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#865A81 color codes

HEX	`#865A81`
RGB	`rgb(134, 90, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 35.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.18, 24.76, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.18, 28.72, 329.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.45, 13.966, 22.541)`
Decimal	`8804993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865A81, 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 #865A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	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 #865A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865a81; }
.text { color: #865a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 90 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865a81, #865a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #865A81?: #865A81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #865A81?: The RGB value is 134, 90, 129: 134 red, 90 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865A81?: The complementary color is #5A865F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865A81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.