What color is #877596?

#877596 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877596?

The RGB value is 135, 117, 150: 135 red, 117 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877596?

The complementary color is #849675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877596 color

#877596 rgb(135, 117, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877596 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.9% green and 58.8% blue (135, 117, 150).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#877596 color codes

HEX	`#877596`
RGB	`rgb(135, 117, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, 13.56, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 20.42, 311.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.857, 20.076, 31.572)`
Decimal	`8877462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877596, 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 #877596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #877596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877596; }
.text { color: #877596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 117 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877596, #967595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877596?: #877596 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877596?: The RGB value is 135, 117, 150: 135 red, 117 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877596?: The complementary color is #849675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.