What color is #87688E?

#87688E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87688E?

The RGB value is 135, 104, 142: 135 red, 104 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87688E?

The complementary color is #6F8E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87688E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87688E color

#87688E rgb(135, 104, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87688E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.8% green and 55.7% blue (135, 104, 142).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#87688E color codes

HEX	`#87688E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 104, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, 19.51, -16.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 25.3, 320.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.824, 17.005, 27.824)`
Decimal	`8874126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87688E, 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 #87688E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87688E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #87688E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87688e; }
.text { color: #87688e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87688e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 104 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87688e, #8e6882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #87688E?: #87688E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87688E?: The RGB value is 135, 104, 142: 135 red, 104 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87688E?: The complementary color is #6F8E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87688E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.