What color is #876CA9?

#876CA9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876CA9?

The RGB value is 135, 108, 169: 135 red, 108 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876CA9?

The complementary color is #8EA96C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876CA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876CA9 color

#876CA9 rgb(135, 108, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876CA9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.4% green and 66.3% blue (135, 108, 169).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#876CA9 color codes

HEX	`#876CA9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 108, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 36%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.38, 23.24, -28.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.38, 36.96, 308.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.514, 18.741, 39.96)`
Decimal	`8875177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876CA9, 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 #876CA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#876CA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #876CA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876ca9; }
.text { color: #876ca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876ca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 108 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876ca9, #a56ca9); }

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Questions

What color is #876CA9?: #876CA9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876CA9?: The RGB value is 135, 108, 169: 135 red, 108 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876CA9?: The complementary color is #8EA96C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876CA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.