What color is #875D8E?

#875D8E 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 #875D8E?

The RGB value is 135, 93, 142: 135 red, 93 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875D8E?

The complementary color is #648E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875D8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875D8E color

#875D8E rgb(135, 93, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #875D8E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 36.5% green and 55.7% blue (135, 93, 142).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#875D8E color codes

HEX	`#875D8E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 93, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 36.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.54, 25.99, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.54, 32.97, 322.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.788, 14.933, 27.479)`
Decimal	`8871310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875D8E, 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 #875D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #875D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875d8e; }
.text { color: #875d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 93 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875d8e, #8e5d7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #875D8E?: #875D8E 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 #875D8E?: The RGB value is 135, 93, 142: 135 red, 93 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875D8E?: The complementary color is #648E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875D8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.