Information about #857B89 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #857B89 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 123, 137) — 52.2% red, 48.2% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 5 / 0 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #857B89 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rugged Lavender (#80818B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Venus (#8B7D82) and Sword (#808284).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 123, 137) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #857B89 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#857B89 color variations

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

#857B89 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#857B89 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#857B89 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#857B89 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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#857B89 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 #857B89

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

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Rocket Metallic color link
Rocket Metallic

#8A7F80

Battleship Grey color link
Battleship Grey

#848482

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

#857B89 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#857B89
  • RGB133, 123, 137
  • CMYK2, 5, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(133, 123, 137)
  • HSL283°, 6%, 51%
  • HSL Precise282.857°, 5.6%, 50.98%
  • HSV283°, 10%, 54%
  • HSB283°, 10%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.482, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.482, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.482, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID857B89
  • DECIMAL ID8747913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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