#857091
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #857091
With the hex code #857091, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 44% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe — a ΔE of 17.6 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7C9170, a sage shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.72:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #857091?
With the hex code #857091, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 44% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #857091?
Use black text. Black on #857091 has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #857091?
Its complementary colour is #7C9170, and analogous partners are #757091 and #91708C.