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#875BA9 Color

#875BA9 is rgb(135, 91, 169) in RGB, hsl(274, 31%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#875BA9
HEX#875BA9
RGBrgb(135, 91, 169)
HSLhsl(274, 31%, 51%)
HSVhsv(274, 46%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.126 308.8)
LABlab(46.04% 29.90 -35.29)
LCHlch(46.04% 46.25 310.28)

What #875BA9 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 #875BA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.73Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.24Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.54Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 13.91Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 14.08Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.26

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

#875BA9 Channel Values

How #875BA9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 31% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 46% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #875BA9 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 text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #875BA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #875BA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#875BA9
Complementary
#7DA95B
Analogous
#605BA9
Analogous
#A95BA4
Triadic
#A9875B
Triadic
#5BA987
Split comp.
#A4A95B
Split comp.
#5BA960

Tints & Shades of #875BA9

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

#9873B5
#A787C0
#B89ECC
#C9B6D8
#DACDE5
#E9E1EF

Shades

#754D93
#65437F
#523768
#402A50
#2D1E39
#1D1325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #875BA9.

How #875BA9 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#875BA9
Protanopia#6464A9
Protanomaly#7461A9
Deuteranopia#6C6CA8
Deuteranomaly#7866A9
Tritanopia#7D6969
Tritanomaly#816487
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #875BA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-875ba9: #875BA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #875BA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-875ba9': '#875BA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.357, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_875ba9">#875BA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#875BA9"

More Purple Colors

#875BA9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#875BA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #875BA9?

#875BA9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 91, 169) in RGB and hsl(274, 31%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #875BA9?

#875BA9 is rgb(135, 91, 169) — red 135, green 91, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #875BA9?

#875BA9 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #875BA9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #875BA9 scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #875BA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #875BA9 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 17.59, which is visibly different.

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