#877CB3
Wisteria · medium cool purple
About #877CB3
With the hex code #877CB3, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 49% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Wisteria and Steel Blue — a ΔE of 19.3 — followed by Steel Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8B37C, a matcha shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.56:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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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 #877CB3?
With the hex code #877CB3, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 49% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #877CB3?
Use black text. Black on #877CB3 has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #877CB3?
Its complementary colour is #A8B37C, and analogous partners are #7C8CB3 and #A37CB3.