What color is #885F92?

#885F92 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 #885F92?

The RGB value is 136, 95, 146: 136 red, 95 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885F92?

The complementary color is #69925F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885F92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885F92 color

#885F92 rgb(136, 95, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #885F92 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 37.3% green and 57.3% blue (136, 95, 146).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 5.12:1).

#885F92 color codes

HEX	`#885F92`
RGB	`rgb(136, 95, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 37.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, 26.01, -21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 33.74, 320.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.433, 15.495, 29.156)`
Decimal	`8937362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885F92, 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 #885F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #885F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885f92; }
.text { color: #885f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 95 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885f92, #925f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #885F92?: #885F92 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 #885F92?: The RGB value is 136, 95, 146: 136 red, 95 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885F92?: The complementary color is #69925F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885F92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.