What color is #875B84?

#875B84 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875B84?

The RGB value is 135, 91, 132: 135 red, 91 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875B84?

The complementary color is #5B875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875B84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875B84 color

#875B84 rgb(135, 91, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #875B84 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 35.7% green and 51.8% blue (135, 91, 132).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#875B84 color codes

HEX	`#875B84`
RGB	`rgb(135, 91, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 35.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.66, 25.12, -15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.66, 29.58, 328.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.897, 14.3, 23.643)`
Decimal	`8870788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875B84, 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 #875B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #875B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875b84; }
.text { color: #875b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 91 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875b84, #875b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #875B84?: #875B84 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875B84?: The RGB value is 135, 91, 132: 135 red, 91 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875B84?: The complementary color is #5B875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875B84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.