Information about #85798A color

#85798A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85798A falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 121, 138) — 52.2% red, 47.5% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 7 / 0 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #85798A reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rugged Lavender (#80818B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Graceland (#877482) and Venus (#8B7D82).

The recipe behind #85798A is rgb(133, 121, 138), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85798A: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. #85798A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#85798A color variations

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

#85798A 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 #85798A

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

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85798A
  • RGB133, 121, 138
  • CMYK2, 7, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(133, 121, 138)
  • HSL282°, 7%, 51%
  • HSL Precise282.353°, 6.773%, 50.784%
  • HSV282°, 12%, 54%
  • HSB282°, 12%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.475, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.475, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.475, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85798A
  • DECIMAL ID8747402
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01