What color is #877497?

#877497 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 #877497?

The RGB value is 135, 116, 151: 135 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877497?

The complementary color is #849774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877497 color

#877497 rgb(135, 116, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877497 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.5% green and 59.2% blue (135, 116, 151).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#877497 color codes

HEX	`#877497`
RGB	`rgb(135, 116, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, 14.37, -16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 21.65, 311.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.822, 19.876, 31.959)`
Decimal	`8877207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877497, 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 #877497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #877497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877497; }
.text { color: #877497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 116 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877497, #977496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877497?: #877497 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 #877497?: The RGB value is 135, 116, 151: 135 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877497?: The complementary color is #849774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.