What color is #895A85?

#895A85 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 #895A85?

The RGB value is 137, 90, 133: 137 red, 90 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895A85?

The complementary color is #5A895E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895A85 color

#895A85 rgb(137, 90, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #895A85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 35.3% green and 52.2% blue (137, 90, 133).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#895A85 color codes

HEX	`#895A85`
RGB	`rgb(137, 90, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 35.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 26.61, -16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 31.12, 328.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.206, 14.325, 23.992)`
Decimal	`9001605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895A85, 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 #895A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #895A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895a85; }
.text { color: #895a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 90 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895a85, #895a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #895A85?: #895A85 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 #895A85?: The RGB value is 137, 90, 133: 137 red, 90 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895A85?: The complementary color is #5A895E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.