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#DE87F8 Color

#DE87F8 is rgb(222, 135, 248) in RGB, hsl(286, 89%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 46%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE87F8
HEX#DE87F8
RGBrgb(222, 135, 248)
HSLhsl(286, 89%, 75%)
HSVhsv(286, 46%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 46%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.179 318.1)
LABlab(68.98% 47.41 -43.18)
LCHlch(68.98% 64.13 317.67)

What #DE87F8 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 #DE87F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.9Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.51Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 11.75Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.11Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.64Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.16

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

#DE87F8 Channel Values

How #DE87F8 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 222 · G 135 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 89% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 46% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE87F8 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE87F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE87F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE87F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DE87F8
Complementary
#A1F887
Analogous
#A587F8
Analogous
#F887DA
Triadic
#F8DE87
Triadic
#87F8DE
Split comp.
#DAF887
Split comp.
#87F8A5

Tints & Shades of #DE87F8

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

#E295F9
#E7A8FA
#EBB7FB
#EFC5FC
#F3D4FC
#F8E7FE

Shades

#D056F5
#C326F2
#A90DD9
#800AA4
#5A0774
#350443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE87F8.

How #DE87F8 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#DE87F8
Protanopia#9B9BF8
Protanomaly#B993F8
Deuteranopia#AAAAF6
Deuteranomaly#C19DF7
Tritanopia#D29B9B
Tritanomaly#D794C7
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE87F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de87f8: #DE87F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE87F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de87f8': '#DE87F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.529, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_de87f8">#DE87F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE87F8"

More Purple Colors

#DE87F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DE87F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE87F8?

#DE87F8 is a light purple — rgb(222, 135, 248) in RGB and hsl(286, 89%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.9.

What is the RGB value of #DE87F8?

#DE87F8 is rgb(222, 135, 248) — red 222, green 135, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE87F8?

#DE87F8 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 46%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE87F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE87F8 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE87F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE87F8 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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