Information about #85759D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#85759D falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 117, 157) — 52.2% red, 45.9% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 16 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted violet, #85759D carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wisteria Color (#89729E). Slightly further away sit Greyish Purple (#887191) and Stained Red (#78779B).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 117, 157) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85759D: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. No one has named #85759D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#85759D color variations

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

#85759D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85759D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85759D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85759D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#85759D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #85759D

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

Wisteria Color color link
Wisteria Color

#89729E

Greyish Purple color link
Greyish Purple

#887191

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Grayish Indigo color link
Grayish Indigo

#887DA8

Faded Purple color link
Faded Purple

#916E99

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Ce Soir color link
Ce Soir

#9271A7

Fuurple color link
Fuurple

#97709E

Fuufies thigh squeeze color link
Fuufies thigh squeeze

#97709F

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

#85759D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85759D
  • RGB133, 117, 157
  • CMYK9, 16, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(133, 117, 157)
  • HSL264°, 17%, 54%
  • HSL Precise264°, 16.949%, 53.725%
  • HSV264°, 25%, 62%
  • HSB264°, 25%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.459, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.459, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.459, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85759D
  • DECIMAL ID8746397
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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