#87357F
Closest named color: Light Eggplant (#894585). oklch(47.1% 0.145 331.6), rgb(135, 53, 127).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.37:1).
About this color
#87357F is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.145 and its hue 332°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Eggplant (#894585), ΔE 0.035 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.37:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.145) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Eggplant (#894585) |
| Black text | 2.84:1 |
| White text | 7.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #87357F |
| RGB | rgb(135, 53, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 44%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.1% 0.145 331.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #87357F | 7.37:1 | AAA | Lc -89.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #87357F | 2.84:1 | Fails | Lc 19.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #87357F text on white | 7.37:1 | AAA | Lc 85.0 | Fine for body text |
| #87357F text on black | 2.84:1 | Fails | Lc -17.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
-
Step 50
50
#F9F3F8
oklch(97% 0.009 330.9)
-
Step 100
100
#F2E5F0
oklch(93.5% 0.02 330.7)
-
Step 200
200
#E9D0E5
oklch(88.4% 0.039 331.2)
-
Step 300
300
#DCB0D5
oklch(80.8% 0.071 331.7)
-
Step 400
400
#C986C0
oklch(70.7% 0.112 331.5)
-
Step 500
500
#BA66B0
oklch(63.1% 0.143 331.6)
-
Step 600
600
#A54B9C
oklch(55.6% 0.156 331.4)
-
Step 700
700 (this color)
#87357F
oklch(47.1% 0.145 331.6)
-
Step 800
800
#73326C
oklch(42.8% 0.119 331.7)
-
Step 900
900
#5D2C58
oklch(37.6% 0.095 331.2)
-
Step 950
950
#371B33
oklch(27.1% 0.058 332.5)
#87357F with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #314E81 | 0.150 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4B5A7D | 0.132 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C3C55 | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.146 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #87357F
#87357F
oklch(47.1% 0.145 331.6)
- #006E34
#006E34
oklch(47.1% 0.126 151.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #87357F, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #87357F.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.035
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.039
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.065
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.070
- Red Violet #9E0168 ΔE 0.071
- Dark Fuchsia #9D0759 ΔE 0.081
- Dark Mauve #874C62 ΔE 0.081
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.082
Use #87357F in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.