What color is #987E9F?

#987E9F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987E9F?

The RGB value is 152, 126, 159: 152 red, 126 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987E9F?

The complementary color is #859F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987E9F color

#987E9F rgb(152, 126, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #987E9F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49.4% green and 62.4% blue (152, 126, 159).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#987E9F color codes

HEX	`#987E9F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 126, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, 16.17, -13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 21.31, 319.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.667, 24.101, 36.041)`
Decimal	`9993887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987E9F, 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 #987E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #987E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987e9f; }
.text { color: #987e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 126 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987e9f, #9f7e96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #987E9F?: #987E9F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987E9F?: The RGB value is 152, 126, 159: 152 red, 126 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987E9F?: The complementary color is #859F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.