What color is #877AA0?

#877AA0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877AA0?

The RGB value is 135, 122, 160: 135 red, 122 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877AA0?

The complementary color is #93A07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877AA0?

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.

#877AA0 color

#877AA0 rgb(135, 122, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877AA0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.8% green and 62.7% blue (135, 122, 160).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#877AA0 color codes

HEX	`#877AA0`
RGB	`rgb(135, 122, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, 12.87, -18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 22.56, 304.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.295, 21.608, 36.194)`
Decimal	`8878752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877AA0, 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 #877AA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877AA0 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 #877AA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877aa0; }
.text { color: #877aa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877aa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 122 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877aa0, #9a7aa0); }

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Questions

What color is #877AA0?: #877AA0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877AA0?: The RGB value is 135, 122, 160: 135 red, 122 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877AA0?: The complementary color is #93A07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877AA0?: 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.