What color is #87799D?

#87799D 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 #87799D?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 157: 135 red, 121 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87799D?

The complementary color is #8F9D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87799D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87799D color

#87799D rgb(135, 121, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87799D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 61.6% blue (135, 121, 157).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#87799D color codes

HEX	`#87799D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, 12.77, -17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 21.55, 306.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.914, 21.26, 34.788)`
Decimal	`8878493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87799D, 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 #87799D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87799D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #87799D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87799d; }
.text { color: #87799d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87799d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87799d, #99799d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #87799D?: #87799D 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 #87799D?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 157: 135 red, 121 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87799D?: The complementary color is #8F9D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87799D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.