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#987AFA Color

#987AFA is rgb(152, 122, 250) in RGB, hsl(254, 93%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#987AFA
HEX#987AFA
RGBrgb(152, 122, 250)
HSLhsl(254, 93%, 73%)
HSVhsv(254, 51%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.183 291.4)
LABlab(58.73% 34.11 -61.03)
LCHlch(58.73% 69.91 299.20)

What #987AFA 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 #987AFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.23Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.5Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.02Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.75Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 17.52Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 18.75

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

#987AFA Channel Values

How #987AFA 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 152 · G 122 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 93% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 51% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.23:1 vs white · 6.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #987AFA 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #987AFA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #987AFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #987AFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#987AFA
Complementary
#DCFA7A
Analogous
#7A9CFA
Analogous
#D87AFA
Triadic
#FA987A
Triadic
#7AFA98
Split comp.
#FAD87A
Split comp.
#9CFA7A

Tints & Shades of #987AFA

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

#A78EFB
#B39DFB
#C2B0FC
#CDBFFD
#DDD3FD
#E8E1FE

Shades

#7249F8
#4C18F7
#3708D4
#2C06A7
#1F0476
#120245

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #987AFA.

How #987AFA 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#987AFA
Protanopia#8080FA
Protanomaly#8A7DFA
Deuteranopia#8585FA
Deuteranomaly#8D81FA
Tritanopia#809393
Tritanomaly#8A8AC5
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #987AFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-987afa: #987AFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #987AFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-987afa': '#987AFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.478, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_987afa">#987AFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#987AFA"

More Blue Colors

#987AFA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#987AFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #987AFA?

#987AFA is a light blue — rgb(152, 122, 250) in RGB and hsl(254, 93%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #987AFA?

#987AFA is rgb(152, 122, 250) — red 152, green 122, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #987AFA?

#987AFA converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #987AFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #987AFA scores 3.23:1 against white and 6.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #987AFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #987AFA 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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