What color is #87719D?

#87719D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87719D?

The RGB value is 135, 113, 157: 135 red, 113 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87719D?

The complementary color is #879D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87719D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87719D color

#87719D rgb(135, 113, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87719D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.3% green and 61.6% blue (135, 113, 157).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#87719D color codes

HEX	`#87719D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 113, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, 17.48, -20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 26.98, 310.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.981, 19.396, 34.477)`
Decimal	`8876445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87719D, 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 #87719D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87719D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #87719D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87719d; }
.text { color: #87719d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87719d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 113 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87719d, #9d719d); }

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Questions

What color is #87719D?: #87719D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87719D?: The RGB value is 135, 113, 157: 135 red, 113 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87719D?: The complementary color is #879D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87719D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.