What color is #871F78?

#871F78 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Noble Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Noble Plum?

The RGB value is 135, 31, 120: 135 red, 31 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Noble Plum?

The complementary color is #1F872E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #871F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Noble Plum color: hex code #871F78

#871F78 rgb(135, 31, 120)

Shades of purple

Noble Plum has the hex code #871F78. It is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 12.2% green and 47.1% blue (135, 31, 120).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 63% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

Noble Plum (#871F78) color codes

HEX	`#871F78`
RGB	`rgb(135, 31, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 12.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 63%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 77%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.89, 52.5, -26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.89, 58.78, 333.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.872, 7.488, 18.48)`
Decimal	`8855416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Noble Plum, 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 #871F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#871F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #871F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #871f78; }
.text { color: #871f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #871f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 31 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #871f78, #871f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

See #871F78 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #871F78?: #871F78 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Noble Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Noble Plum?: The RGB value is 135, 31, 120: 135 red, 31 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Noble Plum?: The complementary color is #1F872E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #871F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.