#876C8D
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #876C8D
With the hex code #876C8D, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 42% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe — a ΔE of 19.7 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #728D6C, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.61:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.61:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #876C8D?
With the hex code #876C8D, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 42% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #876C8D?
Use white text. White on #876C8D has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #876C8D?
Its complementary colour is #728D6C, and analogous partners are #776C8D and #8D6C83.