What color is #8787D8?

#8787D8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8787D8?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 216: 135 red, 135 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8787D8?

The complementary color is #D8D887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8787D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8787D8 color

#8787D8 rgb(135, 135, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8787D8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 84.7% blue (135, 135, 216).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 51% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#8787D8 color codes

HEX	`#8787D8`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 51%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 38%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, 19.45, -41.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 45.84, 295.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.047, 27.436, 68.612)`
Decimal	`8882136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8787D8, 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 #8787D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8787D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #8787D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8787d8; }
.text { color: #8787d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8787d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8787d8, #b087d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #8787D8?: #8787D8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8787D8?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 216: 135 red, 135 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8787D8?: The complementary color is #D8D887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8787D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.