What color is #870B87?

#870B87 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #870B87?

The RGB value is 135, 11, 135: 135 red, 11 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #870B87?

The complementary color is #0B870B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #870B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#870B87 color

#870B87 rgb(135, 11, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #870B87 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 4.3% green and 52.9% blue (135, 11, 135).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 85% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#870B87 color codes

HEX	`#870B87`
RGB	`rgb(135, 11, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 4.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 85%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 92%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.12, 59.63, -37.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.12, 70.21, 328.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.484, 7.141, 23.532)`
Decimal	`8850311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #870B87, 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 #870B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#870B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #870B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #870b87; }
.text { color: #870b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #870b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 11 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #870b87, #870b49); }

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Questions

What color is #870B87?: #870B87 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #870B87?: The RGB value is 135, 11, 135: 135 red, 11 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #870B87?: The complementary color is #0B870B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #870B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.