What color is #876D8E?

#876D8E 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 #876D8E?

The RGB value is 135, 109, 142: 135 red, 109 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876D8E?

The complementary color is #748E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876D8E color

#876D8E rgb(135, 109, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876D8E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.7% green and 55.7% blue (135, 109, 142).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#876D8E color codes

HEX	`#876D8E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 109, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, 16.55, -14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 21.79, 319.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.342, 18.042, 27.997)`
Decimal	`8875406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876D8E, 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 #876D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #876D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876d8e; }
.text { color: #876d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 109 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876d8e, #8e6d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #876D8E?: #876D8E 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 #876D8E?: The RGB value is 135, 109, 142: 135 red, 109 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876D8E?: The complementary color is #748E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.