What color is #865C87?

#865C87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #865C87?

The RGB value is 134, 92, 135: 134 red, 92 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865C87?

The complementary color is #5D875C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865C87 color

#865C87 rgb(134, 92, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #865C87 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 36.1% green and 52.9% blue (134, 92, 135).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#865C87 color codes

HEX	`#865C87`
RGB	`rgb(134, 92, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 36.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 32%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.9, 24.79, -17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.9, 30.1, 325.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.031, 14.473, 24.761)`
Decimal	`8805511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865C87, 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 #865C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #865C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865c87; }
.text { color: #865c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 92 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865c87, #875c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #865C87?: #865C87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #865C87?: The RGB value is 134, 92, 135: 134 red, 92 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865C87?: The complementary color is #5D875C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.