What color is #877B9C?

#877B9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877B9C?

The RGB value is 135, 123, 156: 135 red, 123 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877B9C?

The complementary color is #909C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877B9C color

#877B9C rgb(135, 123, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877B9C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.2% green and 61.2% blue (135, 123, 156).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#877B9C color codes

HEX	`#877B9C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 123, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, 11.37, -16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 19.65, 305.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.074, 21.717, 34.422)`
Decimal	`8879004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877B9C, 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 #877B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #877B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877b9c; }
.text { color: #877b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 123 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877b9c, #977b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877B9C?: #877B9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877B9C?: The RGB value is 135, 123, 156: 135 red, 123 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877B9C?: The complementary color is #909C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.