What color is #877290?

#877290 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877290?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 144: 135 red, 114 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877290?

The complementary color is #7B9072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877290 color

#877290 rgb(135, 114, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877290 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 56.5% blue (135, 114, 144).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#877290 color codes

HEX	`#877290`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, 14.03, -13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 19.31, 316.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.042, 19.199, 28.977)`
Decimal	`8876688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877290, 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 #877290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #877290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877290; }
.text { color: #877290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877290, #90728a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877290?: #877290 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877290?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 144: 135 red, 114 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877290?: The complementary color is #7B9072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.