What color is #865B8A?

#865B8A 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 #865B8A?

The RGB value is 134, 91, 138: 134 red, 91 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865B8A?

The complementary color is #5F8A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865B8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865B8A color

#865B8A rgb(134, 91, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #865B8A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 35.7% green and 54.1% blue (134, 91, 138).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#865B8A color codes

HEX	`#865B8A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 91, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 35.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 34%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.78, 25.99, -19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.78, 32.23, 323.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.16, 14.386, 25.86)`
Decimal	`8805258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865B8A, 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 #865B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #865B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865b8a; }
.text { color: #865b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 91 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865b8a, #8a5b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #865B8A?: #865B8A 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 #865B8A?: The RGB value is 134, 91, 138: 134 red, 91 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865B8A?: The complementary color is #5F8A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865B8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.