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#876198 Color

#876198 is rgb(135, 97, 152) in RGB, hsl(281, 22%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876198
HEX#876198
RGBrgb(135, 97, 152)
HSLhsl(281, 22%, 49%)
HSVhsv(281, 36%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.094 315)
LABlab(46.79% 23.62 -24.10)
LCHlch(46.79% 33.74 314.42)

What #876198 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 #876198, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 5.09Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.44Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.74Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.09Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.46Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.57

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

#876198 Channel Values

How #876198 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 97 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 22% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 36% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 40%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 #876198 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 #876198 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #876198

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #876198; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#876198
Complementary
#739861
Analogous
#6C6198
Analogous
#98618E
Triadic
#988761
Triadic
#619887
Split comp.
#8E9861
Split comp.
#61986C

Tints & Shades of #876198

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

#9876A7
#A88CB5
#B9A2C3
#C9B7D1
#D9CDDF
#EAE3ED

Shades

#765686
#634870
#533C5D
#3F2E48
#2F2235
#1C141F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #876198.

How #876198 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#876198
Protanopia#696998
Protanomaly#766698
Deuteranopia#6F6F97
Deuteranomaly#7A6A98
Tritanopia#806A6A
Tritanomaly#83677F
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #876198 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876198: #876198;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876198;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876198': '#876198' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.380, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_876198">#876198</color>
SVG fillfill="#876198"

More Purple Colors

#876198 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#876198 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876198?

#876198 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 97, 152) in RGB and hsl(281, 22%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #876198?

#876198 is rgb(135, 97, 152) — red 135, green 97, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876198?

#876198 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876198 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #876198 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 #876198 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #876198 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 25, which is a different colour altogether.

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