What color is #842861?

#842861 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #842861?

The RGB value is 132, 40, 97: 132 red, 40 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #842861?

The complementary color is #28844B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #842861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#842861 color

#842861 rgb(132, 40, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #842861 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 15.7% green and 38% blue (132, 40, 97).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 53% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bane of Royalty (#871466), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#842861 color codes

HEX	`#842861`
RGB	`rgb(132, 40, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 15.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 53%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 70%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, 44.96, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 46.67, 344.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.433, 7.287, 12.059)`
Decimal	`8661089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #842861, 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 #842861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#842861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #842861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #842861; }
.text { color: #842861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #842861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 40 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #842861, #842833); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #842861?: #842861 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #842861?: The RGB value is 132, 40, 97: 132 red, 40 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #842861?: The complementary color is #28844B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #842861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.