What color is #876C97?

#876C97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876C97?

The RGB value is 135, 108, 151: 135 red, 108 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876C97?

The complementary color is #7C976C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876C97 color

#876C97 rgb(135, 108, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876C97 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.4% green and 59.2% blue (135, 108, 151).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#876C97 color codes

HEX	`#876C97`
RGB	`rgb(135, 108, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, 19.09, -19.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 27.18, 314.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.939, 18.111, 31.665)`
Decimal	`8875159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876C97, 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 #876C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #876C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876c97; }
.text { color: #876c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 108 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876c97, #976c91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #876C97?: #876C97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876C97?: The RGB value is 135, 108, 151: 135 red, 108 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876C97?: The complementary color is #7C976C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.