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#85519A Color

#85519A is rgb(133, 81, 154) in RGB, hsl(283, 31%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), visibly different at ΔE 10.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85519A
HEX#85519A
RGBrgb(133, 81, 154)
HSLhsl(283, 31%, 46%)
HSVhsv(283, 47%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.124 315.6)
LABlab(42.88% 32.08 -31.37)
LCHlch(42.88% 44.87 315.64)

What #85519A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #85519A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#85519A Channel Values

How #85519A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 81 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 31% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 47% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.77:1 vs white · 3.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85519A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85519A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85519A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #85519A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85519A.

How #85519A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#85519A
Protanopia#5D5D9A
Protanomaly#6F589A
Deuteranopia#666699
Deuteranomaly#745E99
Tritanopia#7D5E5E
Tritanomaly#80597B
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85519A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-85519a: #85519A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85519A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85519a': '#85519A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.318, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_85519a">#85519A</color>
SVG fillfill="#85519A"

More Purple Colors

#85519A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85519A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85519A?

#85519A is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 81, 154) in RGB and hsl(283, 31%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.59.

What is the RGB value of #85519A?

#85519A is rgb(133, 81, 154) — red 133, green 81, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85519A?

#85519A converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85519A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85519A scores 5.77:1 against white and 3.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85519A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85519A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 20.04, which is visibly different.

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