What color is #A887BE?

#A887BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A887BE?

The RGB value is 168, 135, 190: 168 red, 135 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A887BE?

The complementary color is #9DBE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A887BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A887BE color

#A887BE rgb(168, 135, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A887BE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.9% green and 74.5% blue (168, 135, 190).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#A887BE color codes

HEX	`#A887BE`
RGB	`rgb(168, 135, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.11, 22.94, -23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.11, 33.17, 313.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.105, 29.371, 52.578)`
Decimal	`11044798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A887BE, 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 #A887BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A887BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #A887BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a887be; }
.text { color: #a887be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a887be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 135 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a887be, #be87b9); }

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Questions

What color is #A887BE?: #A887BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A887BE?: The RGB value is 168, 135, 190: 168 red, 135 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A887BE?: The complementary color is #9DBE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A887BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.