What color is #87758C?

#87758C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87758C?

The RGB value is 135, 117, 140: 135 red, 117 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87758C?

The complementary color is #7A8C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87758C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87758C color

#87758C rgb(135, 117, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87758C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.9% green and 54.9% blue (135, 117, 140).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% 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 4.95:1).

#87758C color codes

HEX	`#87758C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 117, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 11.42, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 15.14, 318.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.086, 19.767, 27.51)`
Decimal	`8877452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87758C, 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 #87758C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87758C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #87758C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87758c; }
.text { color: #87758c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87758c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 117 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87758c, #8c7585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #87758C?: #87758C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87758C?: The RGB value is 135, 117, 140: 135 red, 117 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87758C?: The complementary color is #7A8C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87758C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.