What color is #877BA7?

#877BA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877BA7?

The RGB value is 135, 123, 167: 135 red, 123 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877BA7?

The complementary color is #9BA77B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877BA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877BA7 color

#877BA7 rgb(135, 123, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877BA7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.2% green and 65.5% blue (135, 123, 167).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#877BA7 color codes

HEX	`#877BA7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 123, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.14, 13.91, -21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.14, 25.84, 302.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.048, 22.107, 39.552)`
Decimal	`8879015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877BA7, 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 #877BA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877BA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #877BA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877ba7; }
.text { color: #877ba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877ba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 123 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877ba7, #9d7ba7); }

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Questions

What color is #877BA7?: #877BA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877BA7?: The RGB value is 135, 123, 167: 135 red, 123 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877BA7?: The complementary color is #9BA77B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877BA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.