Close to Lavender Purple
#85548E
#85548E is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 52.2% red, 32.9% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #85548E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #85548E as they’d see it.
#85548E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #85548E
What color is #85548E?
#85548E is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 52.2% red, 32.9% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #85548E in RGB?
#85548E is rgb(133, 84, 142): 133 red, 84 green, and 142 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #85548E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 41, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #85548E?
PANTONE 2622 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #85548E?
Its complement #407139 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.