What color is #8877D3?

#8877D3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8877D3?

The RGB value is 136, 119, 211: 136 red, 119 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8877D3?

The complementary color is #C2D377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8877D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8877D3 color

#8877D3 rgb(136, 119, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8877D3 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.7% green and 82.7% blue (136, 119, 211).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#8877D3 color codes

HEX	`#8877D3`
RGB	`rgb(136, 119, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 44%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 27.76, -45.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 53.1, 301.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.505, 23.13, 64.578)`
Decimal	`8943571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8877D3, 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 #8877D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8877D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #8877D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8877d3; }
.text { color: #8877d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8877d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 119 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8877d3, #b677d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8877D3?: #8877D3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8877D3?: The RGB value is 136, 119, 211: 136 red, 119 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8877D3?: The complementary color is #C2D377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8877D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.