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#87589D Color

#87589D is rgb(135, 88, 157) in RGB, hsl(281, 28%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 44%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), visibly different at ΔE 11.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87589D
HEX#87589D
RGBrgb(135, 88, 157)
HSLhsl(281, 28%, 48%)
HSVhsv(281, 44%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 44%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.116 314.3)
LABlab(44.84% 29.44 -30.07)
LCHlch(44.84% 42.09 314.40)

What #87589D 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 #87589D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.68Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.16Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.58French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.07Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.09Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.24

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

#87589D Channel Values

How #87589D 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 88 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 28% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 44% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87589D 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 text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87589D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87589D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87589D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87589D
Complementary
#6E9D58
Analogous
#65589D
Analogous
#9D5890
Triadic
#9D8758
Triadic
#589D87
Split comp.
#909D58
Split comp.
#589D65

Tints & Shades of #87589D

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

#986CAC
#A883B9
#B89AC6
#CAB4D5
#DACBE2
#EAE2EE

Shades

#764D89
#624072
#52355F
#412A4B
#301F37
#1C1221

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87589D.

How #87589D 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#87589D
Protanopia#62629D
Protanomaly#735E9D
Deuteranopia#6A6A9C
Deuteranomaly#77649C
Tritanopia#7F6464
Tritanomaly#82607F
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87589D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87589d: #87589D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87589D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87589d': '#87589D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.345, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_87589d">#87589D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87589D"

More Purple Colors

#87589D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87589D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87589D?

#87589D is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 88, 157) in RGB and hsl(281, 28%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.68.

What is the RGB value of #87589D?

#87589D is rgb(135, 88, 157) — red 135, green 88, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87589D?

#87589D converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 44%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87589D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #87589D scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87589D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87589D 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 20.91, which is visibly different.

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