What color is #877D9C?

#877D9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877D9C?

The RGB value is 135, 125, 156: 135 red, 125 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877D9C?

The complementary color is #929C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877D9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877D9C color

#877D9C rgb(135, 125, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877D9C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49% green and 61.2% blue (135, 125, 156).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% 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 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#877D9C color codes

HEX	`#877D9C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 125, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, 10.2, -15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 18.32, 303.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.325, 22.218, 34.506)`
Decimal	`8879516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877D9C, 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 #877D9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877D9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #877D9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877d9c; }
.text { color: #877d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877d9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 125 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877d9c, #967d9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #877D9C?: #877D9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877D9C?: The RGB value is 135, 125, 156: 135 red, 125 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877D9C?: The complementary color is #929C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877D9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.