What color is #88709D?

#88709D 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 #88709D?

The RGB value is 136, 112, 157: 136 red, 112 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88709D?

The complementary color is #859D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88709D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88709D color

#88709D rgb(136, 112, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #88709D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 43.9% green and 61.6% blue (136, 112, 157).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#88709D color codes

HEX	`#88709D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 112, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 43.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.99, 18.41, -20.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.99, 27.77, 311.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.032, 19.257, 34.448)`
Decimal	`8941725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88709D, 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 #88709D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88709D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #88709D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88709d; }
.text { color: #88709d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88709d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 112 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88709d, #9d709c); }

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Questions

What color is #88709D?: #88709D 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 #88709D?: The RGB value is 136, 112, 157: 136 red, 112 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88709D?: The complementary color is #859D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88709D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.