What color is #877991?

#877991 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877991?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 145: 135 red, 121 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877991?

The complementary color is #839179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877991 color

#877991 rgb(135, 121, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877991 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 56.9% blue (135, 121, 145).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#877991 color codes

HEX	`#877991`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, 10.13, -11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 14.96, 312.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.939, 20.87, 29.655)`
Decimal	`8878481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877991, 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 #877991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #877991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877991; }
.text { color: #877991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877991, #91798f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877991?: #877991 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877991?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 145: 135 red, 121 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877991?: The complementary color is #839179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.