What color is #8787A9?

#8787A9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8787A9?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 169: 135 red, 135 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8787A9?

The complementary color is #A9A987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8787A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8787A9 color

#8787A9 rgb(135, 135, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8787A9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 66.3% blue (135, 135, 169).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#8787A9 color codes

HEX	`#8787A9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, 7.39, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 19.39, 292.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.815, 25.343, 41.06)`
Decimal	`8882089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8787A9, 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 #8787A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8787A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #8787A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8787a9; }
.text { color: #8787a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8787a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8787a9, #9887a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8787A9?: #8787A9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8787A9?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 169: 135 red, 135 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8787A9?: The complementary color is #A9A987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8787A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.