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#87689C Color

#87689C is rgb(135, 104, 156) in RGB, hsl(276, 21%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 39%) 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 5.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87689C
HEX#87689C
RGBrgb(135, 104, 156)
HSLhsl(276, 21%, 51%)
HSVhsv(276, 33%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 39%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.086 311)
LABlab(48.67% 20.39 -23.58)
LCHlch(48.67% 31.17 310.86)

What #87689C 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 #87689C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 5.33Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 7.95Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.2Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.2Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.45Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.37

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

#87689C Channel Values

How #87689C 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 104 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 21% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 33% · V 61%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 39%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87689C 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87689C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87689C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87689C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87689C
Complementary
#7D9C68
Analogous
#6D689C
Analogous
#9C6897
Triadic
#9C8768
Triadic
#689C87
Split comp.
#979C68
Split comp.
#689C6D

Tints & Shades of #87689C

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

#987DAA
#A790B6
#B8A6C5
#C9BBD3
#DAD1E1
#E9E3ED

Shades

#755988
#654D75
#523E60
#40304A
#2D2234
#1D1622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87689C.

How #87689C 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#87689C
Protanopia#6E6E9C
Protanomaly#796C9C
Deuteranopia#73739B
Deuteranomaly#7C6F9C
Tritanopia#807070
Tritanomaly#836D84
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #87689C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87689c: #87689C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87689C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87689c': '#87689C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.408, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_87689c">#87689C</color>
SVG fillfill="#87689C"

More Purple Colors

#87689C sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87689C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87689C?

#87689C is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 104, 156) in RGB and hsl(276, 21%, 51%) 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 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #87689C?

#87689C is rgb(135, 104, 156) — red 135, green 104, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87689C?

#87689C converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 39%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87689C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #87689C scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87689C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87689C 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 26.58, which is a different colour altogether.

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