What color is #871B78?

#871B78 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Noble Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #871B78?

The RGB value is 135, 27, 120: 135 red, 27 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #871B78?

The complementary color is #1B872A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #871B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#871B78 color

#871B78 rgb(135, 27, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #871B78 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 10.6% green and 47.1% blue (135, 27, 120).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 67% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Noble Plum (#871F78), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#871B78 color codes

HEX	`#871B78`
RGB	`rgb(135, 27, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 10.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 67%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 80%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.46, 53.74, -27.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.46, 60.19, 333.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.774, 7.292, 18.448)`
Decimal	`8854392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #871B78, 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 #871B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#871B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #871B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #871b78; }
.text { color: #871b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #871b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 27 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #871b78, #871b42); }

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Questions

What color is #871B78?: #871B78 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Noble Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #871B78?: The RGB value is 135, 27, 120: 135 red, 27 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #871B78?: The complementary color is #1B872A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #871B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.