What color is #987091?

#987091 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987091?

The RGB value is 152, 112, 145: 152 red, 112 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987091?

The complementary color is #709877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987091 color

#987091 rgb(152, 112, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #987091 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 43.9% green and 56.9% blue (152, 112, 145).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#987091 color codes

HEX	`#987091`
RGB	`rgb(152, 112, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 43.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.18, 21.49, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.18, 24.5, 331.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.854, 20.309, 29.446)`
Decimal	`9990289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987091, 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 #987091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #987091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987091; }
.text { color: #987091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 112 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987091, #98707d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #987091?: #987091 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987091?: The RGB value is 152, 112, 145: 152 red, 112 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987091?: The complementary color is #709877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.