Information about #857B9C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #857B9C belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 123, 156) — 52.2% red, 48.2% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 13 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#857B9C is a softly toned twilight violet that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Wisteria Color (#89729E). Slightly further away sit Grayish Indigo (#887DA8) and Stained Red (#78779B).

The recipe behind #857B9C is rgb(133, 123, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #857B9C: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#857B9C color variations

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

#857B9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#857B9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#857B9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#857B9C 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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#857B9C 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 #857B9C

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

Grayish Indigo color link
Grayish Indigo

#887DA8

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Pewter Metallic color link
Pewter Metallic

#838897

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Greyish Purple color link
Greyish Purple

#887191

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Antique Pewter color link
Antique Pewter

#808992

Faded Purple color link
Faded Purple

#916E99

#857B9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#857B9C
  • RGB133, 123, 156
  • CMYK9, 13, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(133, 123, 156)
  • HSL258°, 14%, 55%
  • HSL Precise258.182°, 14.286%, 54.706%
  • HSV258°, 21%, 61%
  • HSB258°, 21%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.482, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.482, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.482, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID857B9C
  • DECIMAL ID8747932
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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