What color is #87628F?

#87628F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87628F?

The RGB value is 135, 98, 143: 135 red, 98 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87628F?

The complementary color is #6A8F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87628F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87628F color

#87628F rgb(135, 98, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87628F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 38.4% green and 56.1% blue (135, 98, 143).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#87628F color codes

HEX	`#87628F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 98, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 38.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, 23.26, -18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 30, 320.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.317, 15.87, 28.027)`
Decimal	`8872591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87628F, 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 #87628F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87628F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	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 #87628F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87628f; }
.text { color: #87628f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87628f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 98 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87628f, #8f6281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #87628F?: #87628F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87628F?: The RGB value is 135, 98, 143: 135 red, 98 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87628F?: The complementary color is #6A8F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87628F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.