What color is #887590?

#887590 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887590?

The RGB value is 136, 117, 144: 136 red, 117 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887590?

The complementary color is #7D9075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887590 color

#887590 rgb(136, 117, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #887590 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.9% green and 56.5% blue (136, 117, 144).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#887590 color codes

HEX	`#887590`
RGB	`rgb(136, 117, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, 12.62, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 17.36, 316.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.548, 19.971, 29.1)`
Decimal	`8942992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887590, 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 #887590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #887590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887590; }
.text { color: #887590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 117 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887590, #90758b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #887590?: #887590 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887590?: The RGB value is 136, 117, 144: 136 red, 117 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887590?: The complementary color is #7D9075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.