#871F78Noble Plum (#871F78) is a dark, saturated magenta with an OKLCH hue of 335°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.169. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #871F78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 31, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 63%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 77%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77%, 11%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32.9 52.5 -26.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.444 0.169 335) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Noble Plum shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#881d70 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#8a1f76 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#871f78 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#871f7a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Noble Plum in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.41:1 and against black 2.5:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d686c6 · #b35ba3 · #871f78 · #67005b · #37002f · #0e000b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b45069 · #a0376f · #871f78 · #641a77 · #44146f · #250d60
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e1958d · #e25c53 · #9b5c55 · #871f78 · #610956 · #3d0035
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#54e392 · #b480a8 · #86687f · #871f78 · #522049 · #2b0f26
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f7eb · #bba5b6 · #657068 · #871f78 · #493444 · #000200
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf5ed · #c1cec5 · #95a399 · #1c2e22 · #000c03 · #871f78
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4f1cb · #8ef740 · #635ba6 · #871f78 · #37483d · #1e050a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d4dbb6 · #6ca296 · #627040 · #871f78 · #374435 · #140622
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcf2cc · #c8ab35 · #007a8f · #871f78 · #004450 · #0a0500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefe0 · #e79946 · #008248 · #871f78 · #003f67 · #000601
#9E458E · #B466A5 · #CA86BC · #E0A7D3 · #F5C8EA
#731366 · #600755 · #4D0043 · #390032 · #260021
#7E3171 · #743D69 · #694761
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.