What color is #885E8F?

#885E8F 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 #885E8F?

The RGB value is 136, 94, 143: 136 red, 94 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885E8F?

The complementary color is #658F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885E8F color

#885E8F rgb(136, 94, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #885E8F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 36.9% green and 56.1% blue (136, 94, 143).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#885E8F color codes

HEX	`#885E8F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 94, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 36.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.94, 25.96, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.94, 32.93, 322.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.113, 15.223, 27.913)`
Decimal	`8937103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885E8F, 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 #885E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #885E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885e8f; }
.text { color: #885e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 94 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885e8f, #8f5e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #885E8F?: #885E8F 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 #885E8F?: The RGB value is 136, 94, 143: 136 red, 94 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885E8F?: The complementary color is #658F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.