What color is #876C84?

#876C84 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 #876C84?

The RGB value is 135, 108, 132: 135 red, 108 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876C84?

The complementary color is #6C876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876C84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876C84 color

#876C84 rgb(135, 108, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876C84 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.4% green and 51.8% blue (135, 108, 132).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#876C84 color codes

HEX	`#876C84`
RGB	`rgb(135, 108, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.94, 15.09, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.94, 17.65, 328.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.519, 17.542, 24.183)`
Decimal	`8875140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876C84, 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 #876C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #876C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876c84; }
.text { color: #876c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 108 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876c84, #876c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #876C84?: #876C84 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 #876C84?: The RGB value is 135, 108, 132: 135 red, 108 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876C84?: The complementary color is #6C876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876C84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.