What color is #865C8A?

#865C8A 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 #865C8A?

The RGB value is 134, 92, 138: 134 red, 92 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865C8A?

The complementary color is #608A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865C8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865C8A color

#865C8A rgb(134, 92, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #865C8A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 36.1% green and 54.1% blue (134, 92, 138).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 33% 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 5.37:1).

#865C8A color codes

HEX	`#865C8A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 92, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 36.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 33%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.02, 25.4, -18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.02, 31.54, 323.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.246, 14.558, 25.889)`
Decimal	`8805514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865C8A, 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 #865C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #865C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865c8a; }
.text { color: #865c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 92 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865c8a, #8a5c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #865C8A?: #865C8A 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 #865C8A?: The RGB value is 134, 92, 138: 134 red, 92 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865C8A?: The complementary color is #608A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865C8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.