What color is #881177?

#881177 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Royal Purpleness?

The RGB value is 136, 17, 119: 136 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Royal Purpleness?

The complementary color is #118822, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #881177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Royal Purpleness color: hex code #881177

#881177 rgb(136, 17, 119)

Shades of purple

Royal Purpleness has the hex code #881177. It is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 6.7% green and 46.7% blue (136, 17, 119).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

Royal Purpleness (#881177) color codes

HEX	`#881177`
RGB	`rgb(136, 17, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 6.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.73, 56.3, -27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.73, 62.71, 333.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.684, 6.968, 18.074)`
Decimal	`8917367`
Short hex	`#817`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Royal Purpleness, 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 #881177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#881177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #881177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #881177; }
.text { color: #881177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #881177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 17 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #881177, #88113c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #881177 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #881177?: #881177 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Royal Purpleness?: The RGB value is 136, 17, 119: 136 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Royal Purpleness?: The complementary color is #118822, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #881177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.