What color is #87769F?

#87769F 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 #87769F?

The RGB value is 135, 118, 159: 135 red, 118 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87769F?

The complementary color is #8E9F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87769F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87769F color

#87769F rgb(135, 118, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87769F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.3% green and 62.4% blue (135, 118, 159).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#87769F color codes

HEX	`#87769F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 118, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, 14.99, -19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 24.68, 307.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.727, 20.611, 35.575)`
Decimal	`8877727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87769F, 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 #87769F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87769F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #87769F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87769f; }
.text { color: #87769f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87769f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 118 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87769f, #9c769f); }

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Questions

What color is #87769F?: #87769F 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 #87769F?: The RGB value is 135, 118, 159: 135 red, 118 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87769F?: The complementary color is #8E9F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87769F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.