What color is #877097?

#877097 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 #877097?

The RGB value is 135, 112, 151: 135 red, 112 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877097?

The complementary color is #809770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877097 color

#877097 rgb(135, 112, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877097 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 43.9% green and 59.2% blue (135, 112, 151).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% 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 4.79:1).

#877097 color codes

HEX	`#877097`
RGB	`rgb(135, 112, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 43.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 16.73, -17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 24.41, 313.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.371, 18.974, 31.809)`
Decimal	`8876183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877097, 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 #877097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #877097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877097; }
.text { color: #877097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 112 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877097, #977093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877097?: #877097 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 #877097?: The RGB value is 135, 112, 151: 135 red, 112 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877097?: The complementary color is #809770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.