What color is #846B87?

#846B87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846B87?

The RGB value is 132, 107, 135: 132 red, 107 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846B87?

The complementary color is #6E876B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846B87 color

#846B87 rgb(132, 107, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #846B87 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42% green and 52.9% blue (132, 107, 135).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#846B87 color codes

HEX	`#846B87`
RGB	`rgb(132, 107, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, 15.19, -11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 19.16, 322.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.146, 17.171, 25.223)`
Decimal	`8678279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846B87, 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 #846B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #846B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846b87; }
.text { color: #846b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 107 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846b87, #876b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #846B87?: #846B87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846B87?: The RGB value is 132, 107, 135: 132 red, 107 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846B87?: The complementary color is #6E876B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.