What color is #876F8B?

#876F8B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876F8B?

The RGB value is 135, 111, 139: 135 red, 111 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876F8B?

The complementary color is #738B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876F8B color

#876F8B rgb(135, 111, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876F8B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 43.5% green and 54.5% blue (135, 111, 139).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#876F8B color codes

HEX	`#876F8B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 111, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 43.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, 14.74, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 18.87, 321.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.336, 18.384, 26.898)`
Decimal	`8875915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876F8B, 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 #876F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#876F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #876F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876f8b; }
.text { color: #876f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 111 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876f8b, #8b6f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #876F8B?: #876F8B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876F8B?: The RGB value is 135, 111, 139: 135 red, 111 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876F8B?: The complementary color is #738B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.