What color is #887B94?

#887B94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887B94?

The RGB value is 136, 123, 148: 136 red, 123 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887B94?

The complementary color is #87947B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887B94 color

#887B94 rgb(136, 123, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #887B94 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.2% green and 58% blue (136, 123, 148).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#887B94 color codes

HEX	`#887B94`
RGB	`rgb(136, 123, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, 9.96, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 15.33, 310.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.581, 21.538, 30.979)`
Decimal	`8944532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887B94, 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 #887B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #887B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887b94; }
.text { color: #887b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 123 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887b94, #947b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #887B94?: #887B94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887B94?: The RGB value is 136, 123, 148: 136 red, 123 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887B94?: The complementary color is #87947B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.