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#876ABE Color

#876ABE is rgb(135, 106, 190) in RGB, hsl(261, 39%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876ABE
HEX#876ABE
RGBrgb(135, 106, 190)
HSLhsl(261, 39%, 58%)
HSVhsv(261, 44%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.128 298.3)
LABlab(50.50% 25.58 -40.47)
LCHlch(50.50% 47.88 302.30)

What #876ABE 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 #876ABE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.44Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.05Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.03Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.77Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.5Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.53

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

#876ABE Channel Values

How #876ABE 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 106 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 39% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 44% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.34:1 vs white · 4.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876ABE 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 text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #876ABE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #876ABE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #876ABE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#876ABE
Complementary
#A0BE6A
Analogous
#6A77BE
Analogous
#B16ABE
Triadic
#BE876A
Triadic
#6ABE87
Split comp.
#BEB16A
Split comp.
#77BE6A

Tints & Shades of #876ABE

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

#987FC7
#A791CF
#B8A6D8
#C9BCE1
#DAD1EB
#E8E3F3

Shades

#714EB1
#614398
#4F367C
#3D2A60
#2B1E43
#1B132B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #876ABE.

How #876ABE 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#876ABE
Protanopia#7070BE
Protanomaly#7A6DBE
Deuteranopia#7575BE
Deuteranomaly#7C71BE
Tritanopia#7A7979
Tritanomaly#7F7399
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #876ABE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876abe: #876ABE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876ABE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876abe': '#876ABE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.416, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_876abe">#876ABE</color>
SVG fillfill="#876ABE"

More Purple Colors

#876ABE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#876ABE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876ABE?

#876ABE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 106, 190) in RGB and hsl(261, 39%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #876ABE?

#876ABE is rgb(135, 106, 190) — red 135, green 106, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876ABE?

#876ABE converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876ABE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876ABE scores 4.34:1 against white and 4.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #876ABE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #876ABE 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 12.5, which is visibly different.

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