What color is #A887BA?

#A887BA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A887BA?

The RGB value is 168, 135, 186: 168 red, 135 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A887BA?

The complementary color is #99BA87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A887BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A887BA color

#A887BA rgb(168, 135, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A887BA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.9% green and 72.9% blue (168, 135, 186).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#A887BA color codes

HEX	`#A887BA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 135, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 22.09, -21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 31.13, 315.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.674, 29.198, 50.307)`
Decimal	`11044794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A887BA, 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 #A887BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A887BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #A887BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a887ba; }
.text { color: #a887ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a887ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 135 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a887ba, #ba87b3); }

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Questions

What color is #A887BA?: #A887BA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A887BA?: The RGB value is 168, 135, 186: 168 red, 135 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A887BA?: The complementary color is #99BA87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A887BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.