What color is #877C9B?

#877C9B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877C9B?

The RGB value is 135, 124, 155: 135 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877C9B?

The complementary color is #909B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877C9B color

#877C9B rgb(135, 124, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877C9B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.6% green and 60.8% blue (135, 124, 155).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% 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 5.39:1).

#877C9B color codes

HEX	`#877C9B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 124, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, 10.56, -15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 18.43, 304.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.115, 21.933, 34.02)`
Decimal	`8879259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877C9B, 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 #877C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #877C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877c9b; }
.text { color: #877c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 124 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877c9b, #967c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877C9B?: #877C9B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877C9B?: The RGB value is 135, 124, 155: 135 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877C9B?: The complementary color is #909B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.