What color is #87718E?

#87718E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87718E?

The RGB value is 135, 113, 142: 135 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87718E?

The complementary color is #788E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87718E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87718E color

#87718E rgb(135, 113, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87718E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.3% green and 55.7% blue (135, 113, 142).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#87718E color codes

HEX	`#87718E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 113, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, 14.19, -12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 18.97, 318.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.779, 18.914, 28.142)`
Decimal	`8876430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87718E, 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 #87718E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87718E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	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 #87718E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87718e; }
.text { color: #87718e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87718e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 113 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87718e, #8e7187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #87718E?: #87718E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87718E?: The RGB value is 135, 113, 142: 135 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87718E?: The complementary color is #788E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87718E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.