What color is #874D89?

#874D89 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874D89?

The RGB value is 135, 77, 137: 135 red, 77 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874D89?

The complementary color is #4F894D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874D89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874D89 color

#874D89 rgb(135, 77, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #874D89 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 30.2% green and 53.7% blue (135, 77, 137).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Prunella (#864788), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#874D89 color codes

HEX	`#874D89`
RGB	`rgb(135, 77, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 30.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 44%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 44%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, 34.17, -23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 41.36, 325.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.161, 12.266, 25.126)`
Decimal	`8867209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874D89, 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 #874D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #874D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874d89; }
.text { color: #874d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 77 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874d89, #894d6d); }

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Questions

What color is #874D89?: #874D89 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874D89?: The RGB value is 135, 77, 137: 135 red, 77 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874D89?: The complementary color is #4F894D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874D89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.