What color is #8779A7?

#8779A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8779A7?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 167: 135 red, 121 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8779A7?

The complementary color is #99A779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8779A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8779A7 color

#8779A7 rgb(135, 121, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8779A7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 65.5% blue (135, 121, 167).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#8779A7 color codes

HEX	`#8779A7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 28%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.62, 15.09, -22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.62, 27.15, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.803, 21.616, 39.47)`
Decimal	`8878503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8779A7, 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 #8779A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8779A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #8779A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8779a7; }
.text { color: #8779a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8779a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8779a7, #9e79a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8779A7?: #8779A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8779A7?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 167: 135 red, 121 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8779A7?: The complementary color is #99A779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8779A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.