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#875DAC Color

#875DAC is rgb(135, 93, 172) in RGB, hsl(272, 32%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 46%, 0%, 33%) 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 7.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#875DAC
HEX#875DAC
RGBrgb(135, 93, 172)
HSLhsl(272, 32%, 52%)
HSVhsv(272, 46%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 46%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.126 307.3)
LABlab(46.63% 29.35 -36.12)
LCHlch(46.63% 46.54 309.10)

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

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.48Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.35Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.92Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.87Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.98Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 14.28

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

#875DAC Channel Values

How #875DAC 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 93 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 32% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 46% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #875DAC 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #875DAC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #875DAC

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

Base
#875DAC
Complementary
#82AC5D
Analogous
#605DAC
Analogous
#AC5DA9
Triadic
#AC875D
Triadic
#5DAC87
Split comp.
#A9AC5D
Split comp.
#5DAC60

Tints & Shades of #875DAC

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

#9975B8
#A889C2
#B9A1CE
#C8B5D9
#DACDE5
#E9E1EF

Shades

#754E97
#634280
#513668
#412B54
#2F1F3D
#1D1325

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

How #875DAC 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#875DAC
Protanopia#6666AC
Protanomaly#7462AC
Deuteranopia#6D6DAB
Deuteranomaly#7867AC
Tritanopia#7D6B6B
Tritanomaly#81668A
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #875DAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-875dac: #875DAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #875DAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-875dac': '#875DAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.365, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_875dac">#875DAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#875DAC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#875DAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #875DAC?

#875DAC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 93, 172) in RGB and hsl(272, 32%, 52%) 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 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #875DAC?

#875DAC is rgb(135, 93, 172) — red 135, green 93, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #875DAC?

#875DAC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 46%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #875DAC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #875DAC scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #875DAC 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 16.65, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.