What color is #887895?

#887895 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887895?

The RGB value is 136, 120, 149: 136 red, 120 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887895?

The complementary color is #859578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887895 color

#887895 rgb(136, 120, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #887895 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.1% green and 58.4% blue (136, 120, 149).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#887895 color codes

HEX	`#887895`
RGB	`rgb(136, 120, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 11.93, -13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 17.93, 311.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.294, 20.837, 31.275)`
Decimal	`8943765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887895, 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 #887895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #887895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887895; }
.text { color: #887895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 120 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887895, #957894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #887895?: #887895 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887895?: The RGB value is 136, 120, 149: 136 red, 120 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887895?: The complementary color is #859578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.