What color is #876582?

#876582 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876582?

The RGB value is 135, 101, 130: 135 red, 101 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876582?

The complementary color is #65876A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876582?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876582 color

#876582 rgb(135, 101, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876582 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 39.6% green and 51% blue (135, 101, 130).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#876582 color codes

HEX	`#876582`
RGB	`rgb(135, 101, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 39.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, 18.83, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 21.7, 330.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.674, 16.071, 23.233)`
Decimal	`8873346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876582, 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 #876582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #876582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876582; }
.text { color: #876582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 101 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876582, #876571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #876582?: #876582 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876582?: The RGB value is 135, 101, 130: 135 red, 101 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876582?: The complementary color is #65876A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876582?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.