What color is #865A8D?

#865A8D 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 #865A8D?

The RGB value is 134, 90, 141: 134 red, 90 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865A8D?

The complementary color is #618D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865A8D?

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

#865A8D color

#865A8D rgb(134, 90, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #865A8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 35.3% green and 55.3% blue (134, 90, 141).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#865A8D color codes

HEX	`#865A8D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 90, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 35.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 36%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, 27.2, -21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 34.39, 322.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.295, 14.304, 26.991)`
Decimal	`8805005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865A8D, 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 #865A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #865A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865a8d; }
.text { color: #865a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 90 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865a8d, #8d5a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #865A8D?: #865A8D 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 #865A8D?: The RGB value is 134, 90, 141: 134 red, 90 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865A8D?: The complementary color is #618D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865A8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.