What color is #876B97?

#876B97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876B97?

The RGB value is 135, 107, 151: 135 red, 107 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876B97?

The complementary color is #7B976B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876B97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876B97 color

#876B97 rgb(135, 107, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876B97 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42% green and 59.2% blue (135, 107, 151).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#876B97 color codes

HEX	`#876B97`
RGB	`rgb(135, 107, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.38, 19.68, -19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.38, 27.88, 314.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.834, 17.901, 31.63)`
Decimal	`8874903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876B97, 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 #876B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #876B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876b97; }
.text { color: #876b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 107 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876b97, #976b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #876B97?: #876B97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876B97?: The RGB value is 135, 107, 151: 135 red, 107 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876B97?: The complementary color is #7B976B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876B97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.