What color is #877999?

#877999 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877999?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 153: 135 red, 121 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877999?

The complementary color is #8B9979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877999 color

#877999 rgb(135, 121, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877999 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 60% blue (135, 121, 153).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#877999 color codes

HEX	`#877999`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 11.87, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 19.33, 307.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.578, 21.126, 33.019)`
Decimal	`8878489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877999, 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 #877999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #877999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877999; }
.text { color: #877999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877999, #977999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877999?: #877999 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877999?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 153: 135 red, 121 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877999?: The complementary color is #8B9979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.