Information about #855178 color

#855178 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#855178 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 81, 120) — 52.2% red, 31.8% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 5 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#855178 presents itself as a calm, restrained rose — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dusky Purple (#895B7B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Viola Purple (#7E587E) and Sugar Plum (#914E75).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 81, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #855178: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #855178 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#855178 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#855178 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #855178

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dusky Purple color link
Dusky Purple

#895B7B

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Sugar Plum color link
Sugar Plum

#914E75

Muted Purple color link
Muted Purple

#805B87

Genie color link
Genie

#833E77

Bruise color link
Bruise

#7E4071

Plum color link
Plum

#8E4585

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#855178
  • RGB133, 81, 120
  • CMYK0, 20, 5, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 81, 120)
  • HSL315°, 24%, 42%
  • HSL Precise315°, 24.299%, 41.961%
  • HSV315°, 39%, 52%
  • HSB315°, 39%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.318, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.318, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.318, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID855178
  • DECIMAL ID8737144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01