What color is #877895?

#877895 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877895?

The RGB value is 135, 120, 149: 135 red, 120 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877895?

The complementary color is #869578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877895 color

#877895 rgb(135, 120, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877895 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.1% green and 58.4% blue (135, 120, 149).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#877895 color codes

HEX	`#877895`
RGB	`rgb(135, 120, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, 11.58, -13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 17.81, 310.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.132, 20.754, 31.268)`
Decimal	`8878229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877895, 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 #877895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #877895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877895; }
.text { color: #877895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 120 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877895, #957895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877895?: #877895 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877895?: The RGB value is 135, 120, 149: 135 red, 120 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877895?: The complementary color is #869578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.