What color is #876994?

#876994 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 #876994?

The RGB value is 135, 105, 148: 135 red, 105 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876994?

The complementary color is #769469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876994?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876994 color

#876994 rgb(135, 105, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876994 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 41.2% green and 58% blue (135, 105, 148).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#876994 color codes

HEX	`#876994`
RGB	`rgb(135, 105, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 41.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, 20.21, -18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 27.69, 316.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.388, 17.393, 30.294)`
Decimal	`8874388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876994, 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 #876994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #876994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876994; }
.text { color: #876994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 105 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876994, #94698b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #876994?: #876994 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 #876994?: The RGB value is 135, 105, 148: 135 red, 105 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876994?: The complementary color is #769469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876994?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.