What color is #871561?

#871561 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #871561?

The RGB value is 135, 21, 97: 135 red, 21 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #871561?

The complementary color is #15873B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #871561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#871561 color

#871561 rgb(135, 21, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #871561 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 8.2% green and 38% blue (135, 21, 97).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 73% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bane of Royalty (#871466), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#871561 color codes

HEX	`#871561`
RGB	`rgb(135, 21, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 8.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 73%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 84%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 52.14, -15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 54.27, 343.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.418, 6.552, 11.918)`
Decimal	`8852833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #871561, 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 #871561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#871561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #871561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #871561; }
.text { color: #871561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #871561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 21 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #871561, #871528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #871561?: #871561 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #871561?: The RGB value is 135, 21, 97: 135 red, 21 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #871561?: The complementary color is #15873B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #871561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.