What color is #877792?

#877792 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877792?

The RGB value is 135, 119, 146: 135 red, 119 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877792?

The complementary color is #829277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877792 color

#877792 rgb(135, 119, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877792 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.7% green and 57.3% blue (135, 119, 146).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#877792 color codes

HEX	`#877792`
RGB	`rgb(135, 119, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 11.51, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 16.88, 313.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.776, 20.42, 29.983)`
Decimal	`8877970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877792, 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 #877792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #877792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877792; }
.text { color: #877792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 119 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877792, #92778f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877792?: #877792 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877792?: The RGB value is 135, 119, 146: 135 red, 119 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877792?: The complementary color is #829277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.