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#87568A Color

#87568A is rgb(135, 86, 138) in RGB, hsl(297, 23%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 38%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87568A
HEX#87568A
RGBrgb(135, 86, 138)
HSLhsl(297, 23%, 44%)
HSVhsv(297, 38%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 38%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.098 324.8)
LABlab(43.66% 27.47 -20.56)
LCHlch(43.66% 34.31 323.18)

What #87568A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #87568A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 5.96Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 5.99Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.2Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 8.44Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 12.34Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 14.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#87568A Channel Values

How #87568A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 86 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 23% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 38% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.63:1 vs white · 3.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87568A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87568A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87568A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87568A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87568A
Complementary
#598A56
Analogous
#6E568A
Analogous
#8A5673
Triadic
#8A8756
Triadic
#568A87
Split comp.
#738A56
Split comp.
#568A6E

Tints & Shades of #87568A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E68A1
#AC7EAE
#BC97BE
#CCB1CE
#DDCADE
#EBE0EB

Shades

#754B77
#664168
#533555
#412942
#2E1D2F
#1F141F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87568A.

How #87568A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#87568A
Protanopia#61618A
Protanomaly#725D8A
Deuteranopia#696989
Deuteranomaly#766289
Tritanopia#825F5F
Tritanomaly#845B72
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87568A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-87568a: #87568A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87568A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87568a': '#87568A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.337, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_87568a">#87568A</color>
SVG fillfill="#87568A"

More Pink Colors

#87568A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87568A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87568A?

#87568A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(135, 86, 138) in RGB and hsl(297, 23%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #87568A?

#87568A is rgb(135, 86, 138) — red 135, green 86, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87568A?

#87568A converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 38%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87568A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #87568A scores 5.63:1 against white and 3.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87568A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87568A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.6, which is a different colour altogether.

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