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#871ADB Color

#871ADB is rgb(135, 26, 219) in RGB, hsl(274, 79%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 88%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#871ADB
HEX#871ADB
RGBrgb(135, 26, 219)
HSLhsl(274, 79%, 48%)
HSVhsv(274, 88%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 88%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.255 302.7)
LABlab(38.60% 65.96 -76.26)
LCHlch(38.60% 100.83 310.86)

What #871ADB 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 #871ADB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#871ADB Channel Values

How #871ADB 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 26 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 79% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 88% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.56:1 vs white · 3.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #871ADB 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 text6.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #871ADB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #871ADB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #871ADB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #871ADB.

How #871ADB 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#871ADB
Protanopia#3F3FDB
Protanomaly#6434DB
Deuteranopia#5353DA
Deuteranomaly#6C43DA
Tritanopia#6D5858
Tritanomaly#78479E
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #871ADB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-871adb: #871ADB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #871ADB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-871adb': '#871ADB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.102, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_871adb">#871ADB</color>
SVG fillfill="#871ADB"

More Purple Colors

#871ADB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#871ADB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #871ADB?

#871ADB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 26, 219) in RGB and hsl(274, 79%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.96.

What is the RGB value of #871ADB?

#871ADB is rgb(135, 26, 219) — red 135, green 26, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #871ADB?

#871ADB converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 88%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #871ADB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #871ADB scores 6.56:1 against white and 3.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #871ADB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #871ADB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 3.96, which is very hard to tell apart.

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