What color is #87397F?

#87397F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87397F?

The RGB value is 135, 57, 127: 135 red, 57 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87397F?

The complementary color is #398741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87397F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87397F color

#87397F rgb(135, 57, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87397F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 22.4% green and 49.8% blue (135, 57, 127).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#87397F color codes

HEX	`#87397F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 57, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 22.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.13, 42.88, -24.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.13, 49.22, 330.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.286, 9.61, 21.124)`
Decimal	`8862079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87397F, 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 #87397F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#87397F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #87397F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87397f; }
.text { color: #87397f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87397f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 57 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87397f, #873958); }

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Questions

What color is #87397F?: #87397F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87397F?: The RGB value is 135, 57, 127: 135 red, 57 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87397F?: The complementary color is #398741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87397F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.