What color is #877095?

#877095 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877095?

The RGB value is 135, 112, 149: 135 red, 112 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877095?

The complementary color is #7E9570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877095 color

#877095 rgb(135, 112, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877095 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 43.9% green and 58.4% blue (135, 112, 149).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#877095 color codes

HEX	`#877095`
RGB	`rgb(135, 112, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 43.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, 16.29, -16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 23.34, 314.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.21, 18.909, 30.96)`
Decimal	`8876181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877095, 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 #877095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #877095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877095; }
.text { color: #877095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 112 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877095, #957091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877095?: #877095 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877095?: The RGB value is 135, 112, 149: 135 red, 112 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877095?: The complementary color is #7E9570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.