What color is #875F97?

#875F97 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 #875F97?

The RGB value is 135, 95, 151: 135 red, 95 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875F97?

The complementary color is #6F975F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875F97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875F97 color

#875F97 rgb(135, 95, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #875F97 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 37.3% green and 59.2% blue (135, 95, 151).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#875F97 color codes

HEX	`#875F97`
RGB	`rgb(135, 95, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 37.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 37%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.41, 26.76, -24.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.41, 36.16, 317.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.669, 15.57, 31.241)`
Decimal	`8871831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875F97, 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 #875F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #875F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875f97; }
.text { color: #875f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 95 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875f97, #975f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #875F97?: #875F97 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 #875F97?: The RGB value is 135, 95, 151: 135 red, 95 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875F97?: The complementary color is #6F975F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875F97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.