What color is #88679F?

#88679F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88679F?

The RGB value is 136, 103, 159: 136 red, 103 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88679F?

The complementary color is #7E9F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88679F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88679F color

#88679F rgb(136, 103, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #88679F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 40.4% green and 62.4% blue (136, 103, 159).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#88679F color codes

HEX	`#88679F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 103, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 40.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.81, 24.17, -25.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.81, 35.01, 313.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.26, 17.438, 35.04)`
Decimal	`8939423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88679F, 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 #88679F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#88679F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	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 #88679F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88679f; }
.text { color: #88679f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88679f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 103 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88679f, #9f679a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #88679F?: #88679F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88679F?: The RGB value is 136, 103, 159: 136 red, 103 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88679F?: The complementary color is #7E9F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88679F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.