What color is #875E8C?

#875E8C 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 #875E8C?

The RGB value is 135, 94, 140: 135 red, 94 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875E8C?

The complementary color is #638C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875E8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875E8C color

#875E8C rgb(135, 94, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #875E8C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 36.9% green and 54.9% blue (135, 94, 140).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#875E8C color codes

HEX	`#875E8C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 94, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 36.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 33%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.7, 24.99, -18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.7, 31.29, 322.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.727, 15.05, 26.724)`
Decimal	`8871564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875E8C, 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 #875E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #875E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875e8c; }
.text { color: #875e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 94 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875e8c, #8c5e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #875E8C?: #875E8C 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 #875E8C?: The RGB value is 135, 94, 140: 135 red, 94 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875E8C?: The complementary color is #638C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875E8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.