What color is #877E9A?

#877E9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877E9A?

The RGB value is 135, 126, 154: 135 red, 126 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877E9A?

The complementary color is #919A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877E9A color

#877E9A rgb(135, 126, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877E9A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.4% green and 60.4% blue (135, 126, 154).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#877E9A color codes

HEX	`#877E9A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 126, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, 9.17, -13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 16.54, 303.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.284, 22.406, 33.664)`
Decimal	`8879770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877E9A, 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 #877E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #877E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877e9a; }
.text { color: #877e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 126 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877e9a, #957e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #877E9A?: #877E9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877E9A?: The RGB value is 135, 126, 154: 135 red, 126 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877E9A?: The complementary color is #919A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.