What color is #873474?

#873474 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #873474?

The RGB value is 135, 52, 116: 135 red, 52 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873474?

The complementary color is #348747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873474 color

#873474 rgb(135, 52, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #873474 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 20.4% green and 45.5% blue (135, 52, 116).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#873474 color codes

HEX	`#873474`
RGB	`rgb(135, 52, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 20.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.73, 43.4, -19.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.73, 47.58, 335.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.372, 8.869, 17.475)`
Decimal	`8860788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873474, 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 #873474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#873474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #873474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873474; }
.text { color: #873474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 52 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873474, #87344a); }

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Questions

What color is #873474?: #873474 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #873474?: The RGB value is 135, 52, 116: 135 red, 52 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873474?: The complementary color is #348747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.