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#875BA4 Color

#875BA4 is rgb(135, 91, 164) in RGB, hsl(276, 29%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 45%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), visibly different at ΔE 10.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#875BA4
HEX#875BA4
RGBrgb(135, 91, 164)
HSLhsl(276, 29%, 50%)
HSVhsv(276, 45%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 45%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.119 310.8)
LABlab(45.83% 29.01 -32.68)
LCHlch(45.83% 43.70 311.60)

What #875BA4 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 #875BA4, 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.

#875BA4 Channel Values

How #875BA4 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 91 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 29% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 45% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #875BA4 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 text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #875BA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #875BA4; 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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Tints & Shades of #875BA4

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.

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How #875BA4 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#875BA4
Protanopia#6464A4
Protanomaly#7461A4
Deuteranopia#6C6CA3
Deuteranomaly#7866A4
Tritanopia#7E6868
Tritanomaly#826384
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #875BA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-875ba4: #875BA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #875BA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-875ba4': '#875BA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.357, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_875ba4">#875BA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#875BA4"

More Purple Colors

#875BA4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#875BA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #875BA4?

#875BA4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 91, 164) in RGB and hsl(276, 29%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.06.

What is the RGB value of #875BA4?

#875BA4 is rgb(135, 91, 164) — red 135, green 91, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #875BA4?

#875BA4 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 45%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #875BA4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #875BA4 scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #875BA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #875BA4 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 20.01, which is visibly different.

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