What color is #861770?

#861770 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #861770?

The RGB value is 134, 23, 112: 134 red, 23 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #861770?

The complementary color is #17862D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #861770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#861770 color

#861770 rgb(134, 23, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #861770 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 9% green and 43.9% blue (134, 23, 112).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purpleness (#881177), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#861770 color codes

HEX	`#861770`
RGB	`rgb(134, 23, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 83%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.47, 53.43, -23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.47, 58.41, 336.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.063, 6.852, 15.961)`
Decimal	`8787824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #861770, 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 #861770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#861770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #861770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #861770; }
.text { color: #861770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #861770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 23 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #861770, #861739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #861770?: #861770 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #861770?: The RGB value is 134, 23, 112: 134 red, 23 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #861770?: The complementary color is #17862D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #861770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.