What color is #987DA7?

#987DA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987DA7?

The RGB value is 152, 125, 167: 152 red, 125 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987DA7?

The complementary color is #8CA77D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987DA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987DA7 color

#987DA7 rgb(152, 125, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #987DA7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49% green and 65.5% blue (152, 125, 167).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#987DA7 color codes

HEX	`#987DA7`
RGB	`rgb(152, 125, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, 18.43, -18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 26.08, 314.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.256, 24.133, 39.774)`
Decimal	`9993639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987DA7, 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 #987DA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987DA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #987DA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987da7; }
.text { color: #987da7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987da7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 125 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987da7, #a77da1); }

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Questions

What color is #987DA7?: #987DA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987DA7?: The RGB value is 152, 125, 167: 152 red, 125 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987DA7?: The complementary color is #8CA77D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987DA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.