What color is #86718F?

#86718F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86718F?

The RGB value is 134, 113, 143: 134 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86718F?

The complementary color is #7A8F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86718F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86718F color

#86718F rgb(134, 113, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #86718F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 44.3% green and 56.1% blue (134, 113, 143).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#86718F color codes

HEX	`#86718F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 113, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 44.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, 14.05, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 19.33, 316.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.694, 18.862, 28.532)`
Decimal	`8810895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86718F, 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 #86718F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86718F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	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 #86718F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86718f; }
.text { color: #86718f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86718f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 113 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86718f, #8f7189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #86718F?: #86718F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86718F?: The RGB value is 134, 113, 143: 134 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86718F?: The complementary color is #7A8F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86718F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.