What color is #887192?

#887192 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887192?

The RGB value is 136, 113, 146: 136 red, 113 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887192?

The complementary color is #7B9271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887192 color

#887192 rgb(136, 113, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #887192 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 44.3% green and 57.3% blue (136, 113, 146).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#887192 color codes

HEX	`#887192`
RGB	`rgb(136, 113, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 44.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 15.4, -14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 21.2, 316.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.246, 19.12, 29.76)`
Decimal	`8941970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887192, 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 #887192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #887192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887192; }
.text { color: #887192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 113 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887192, #92718c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #887192?: #887192 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887192?: The RGB value is 136, 113, 146: 136 red, 113 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887192?: The complementary color is #7B9271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.