What color is #876883?

#876883 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 #876883?

The RGB value is 135, 104, 131: 135 red, 104 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876883?

The complementary color is #68876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876883?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876883 color

#876883 rgb(135, 104, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876883 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.8% green and 51.4% blue (135, 104, 131).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#876883 color codes

HEX	`#876883`
RGB	`rgb(135, 104, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, 17.26, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 20.03, 329.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.038, 16.691, 23.687)`
Decimal	`8874115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876883, 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 #876883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #876883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876883; }
.text { color: #876883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 104 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876883, #876873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #876883?: #876883 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 #876883?: The RGB value is 135, 104, 131: 135 red, 104 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876883?: The complementary color is #68876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876883?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.