What color is #877C96?

#877C96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877C96?

The RGB value is 135, 124, 150: 135 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877C96?

The complementary color is #8B967C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877C96 color

#877C96 rgb(135, 124, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877C96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.6% green and 58.8% blue (135, 124, 150).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#877C96 color codes

HEX	`#877C96`
RGB	`rgb(135, 124, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, 9.46, -12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 15.64, 307.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.703, 21.768, 31.854)`
Decimal	`8879254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877C96, 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 #877C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #877C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877c96; }
.text { color: #877c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 124 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877c96, #947c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877C96?: #877C96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877C96?: The RGB value is 135, 124, 150: 135 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877C96?: The complementary color is #8B967C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.