What color is #876C85?

#876C85 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 #876C85?

The RGB value is 135, 108, 133: 135 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876C85?

The complementary color is #6C876E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876C85 color

#876C85 rgb(135, 108, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876C85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.4% green and 52.2% blue (135, 108, 133).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#876C85 color codes

HEX	`#876C85`
RGB	`rgb(135, 108, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.97, 15.29, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.97, 18.11, 327.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.587, 17.57, 24.545)`
Decimal	`8875141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876C85, 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 #876C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #876C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876c85; }
.text { color: #876c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 108 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876c85, #876c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #876C85?: #876C85 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 #876C85?: The RGB value is 135, 108, 133: 135 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876C85?: The complementary color is #6C876E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.