What color is #8E87A7?

#8E87A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E87A7?

The RGB value is 142, 135, 167: 142 red, 135 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E87A7?

The complementary color is #A0A787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E87A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E87A7 color

#8E87A7 rgb(142, 135, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E87A7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.9% green and 65.5% blue (142, 135, 167).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#8E87A7 color codes

HEX	`#8E87A7`
RGB	`rgb(142, 135, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, 9.25, -15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 18.45, 300.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.793, 25.869, 40.133)`
Decimal	`9340839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E87A7, 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 #8E87A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E87A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #8E87A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e87a7; }
.text { color: #8e87a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e87a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 135 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e87a7, #9e87a7); }

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Questions

What color is #8E87A7?: #8E87A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E87A7?: The RGB value is 142, 135, 167: 142 red, 135 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E87A7?: The complementary color is #A0A787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E87A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.