What color is #877C93?

#877C93 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877C93?

The RGB value is 135, 124, 147: 135 red, 124 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877C93?

The complementary color is #88937C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877C93 color

#877C93 rgb(135, 124, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877C93 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.6% green and 57.6% blue (135, 124, 147).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#877C93 color codes

HEX	`#877C93`
RGB	`rgb(135, 124, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, 8.81, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 13.99, 309.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.465, 21.673, 30.598)`
Decimal	`8879251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877C93, 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 #877C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #877C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877c93; }
.text { color: #877c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 124 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877c93, #937c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #877C93?: #877C93 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877C93?: The RGB value is 135, 124, 147: 135 red, 124 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877C93?: The complementary color is #88937C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.