What color is #87688F?

#87688F 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 #87688F?

The RGB value is 135, 104, 143: 135 red, 104 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87688F?

The complementary color is #708F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87688F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87688F color

#87688F rgb(135, 104, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87688F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.8% green and 56.1% blue (135, 104, 143).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#87688F color codes

HEX	`#87688F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 104, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, 19.72, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 25.81, 319.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.899, 17.035, 28.221)`
Decimal	`8874127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87688F, 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 #87688F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87688F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #87688F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87688f; }
.text { color: #87688f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87688f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 104 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87688f, #8f6884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #87688F?: #87688F 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 #87688F?: The RGB value is 135, 104, 143: 135 red, 104 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87688F?: The complementary color is #708F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87688F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.