What color is #875780?

#875780 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875780?

The RGB value is 135, 87, 128: 135 red, 87 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875780?

The complementary color is #57875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875780?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875780 color

#875780 rgb(135, 87, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #875780 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.1% green and 50.2% blue (135, 87, 128).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#875780 color codes

HEX	`#875780`
RGB	`rgb(135, 87, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, 26.67, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 30.55, 330.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.296, 13.527, 22.118)`
Decimal	`8869760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875780, 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 #875780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #875780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875780; }
.text { color: #875780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 87 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875780, #875768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #875780?: #875780 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875780?: The RGB value is 135, 87, 128: 135 red, 87 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875780?: The complementary color is #57875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875780?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.