What color is #873F96?

#873F96 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #873F96?

The RGB value is 135, 63, 150: 135 red, 63 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873F96?

The complementary color is #4E963F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873F96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873F96 color

#873F96 rgb(135, 63, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #873F96 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 24.7% green and 58.8% blue (135, 63, 150).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#873F96 color codes

HEX	`#873F96`
RGB	`rgb(135, 63, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 24.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 58%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, 44.31, -34.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 56.24, 321.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.274, 10.909, 30.044)`
Decimal	`8863638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873F96, 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 #873F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#873F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	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 #873F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873f96; }
.text { color: #873f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 63 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873f96, #963f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #873F96?: #873F96 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #873F96?: The RGB value is 135, 63, 150: 135 red, 63 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873F96?: The complementary color is #4E963F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873F96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.