What color is #865880?

#865880 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #865880?

The RGB value is 134, 88, 128: 134 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865880?

The complementary color is #58865E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865880 color

#865880 rgb(134, 88, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #865880 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 34.5% green and 50.2% blue (134, 88, 128).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#865880 color codes

HEX	`#865880`
RGB	`rgb(134, 88, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 34.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, 25.74, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 29.66, 330.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.217, 13.607, 22.137)`
Decimal	`8804480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865880, 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 #865880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #865880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865880; }
.text { color: #865880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 88 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865880, #865869); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #865880?: #865880 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #865880?: The RGB value is 134, 88, 128: 134 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865880?: The complementary color is #58865E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.