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#875FEC Color

#875FEC is rgb(135, 95, 236) in RGB, hsl(257, 79%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 60%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#875FEC
HEX#875FEC
RGBrgb(135, 95, 236)
HSLhsl(257, 79%, 65%)
HSVhsv(257, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.203 292.2)
LABlab(50.31% 41.18 -66.86)
LCHlch(50.31% 78.52 301.63)

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

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.08Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.42Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.06Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 12.8Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.84Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.24

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

#875FEC Channel Values

How #875FEC 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 95 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 79% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.3:1 vs white · 4.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #875FEC 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #875FEC

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

Base
#875FEC
Complementary
#C4EC5F
Analogous
#5F7EEC
Analogous
#CE5FEC
Triadic
#EC875F
Triadic
#5FEC87
Split comp.
#ECCE5F
Split comp.
#7EEC5F

Tints & Shades of #875FEC

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

#9876EF
#A688F1
#B79FF4
#C8B6F6
#D9CDF9
#E7DFFB

Shades

#6836E7
#501ADB
#4115B2
#321089
#230B60
#16073B

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

How #875FEC 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#875FEC
Protanopia#6767EC
Protanomaly#7564EC
Deuteranopia#6E6EEC
Deuteranomaly#7968EC
Tritanopia#6C7D7D
Tritanomaly#7872B4
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #875FEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-875fec: #875FEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #875FEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-875fec': '#875FEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.373, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_875fec">#875FEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#875FEC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#875FEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #875FEC?

#875FEC is a light purple — rgb(135, 95, 236) in RGB and hsl(257, 79%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #875FEC?

#875FEC is rgb(135, 95, 236) — red 135, green 95, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #875FEC?

#875FEC converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 60%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #875FEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #875FEC scores 4.3:1 against white and 4.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #875FEC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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