What color is #871466?

#871466 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bane of Royalty?

The RGB value is 135, 20, 102: 135 red, 20 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bane of Royalty?

The complementary color is #148735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #871466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bane of Royalty color: hex code #871466

#871466 rgb(135, 20, 102)

Shades of purple

Bane of Royalty has the hex code #871466. It is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 7.8% green and 40% blue (135, 20, 102).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 74% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

Bane of Royalty (#871466) color codes

HEX	`#871466`
RGB	`rgb(135, 20, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 7.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 74%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 85%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.91, 53.04, -18.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.91, 56.03, 341.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.641, 6.612, 13.178)`
Decimal	`8852582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bane of Royalty, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #871466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#871466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #871466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #871466; }
.text { color: #871466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #871466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 20 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #871466, #87142d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #871466 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #871466?: #871466 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bane of Royalty?: The RGB value is 135, 20, 102: 135 red, 20 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bane of Royalty?: The complementary color is #148735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #871466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.