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#876AE7 Color

#876AE7 is rgb(135, 106, 231) in RGB, hsl(254, 72%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876AE7
HEX#876AE7
RGBrgb(135, 106, 231)
HSLhsl(254, 72%, 66%)
HSVhsv(254, 54%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.182 290.7)
LABlab(52.47% 34.17 -60.59)
LCHlch(52.47% 69.56 299.42)

What #876AE7 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 #876AE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.02Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.29Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.45Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.16Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.8Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.96

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

#876AE7 Channel Values

How #876AE7 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 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 72% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 54% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876AE7 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #876AE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #876AE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #876AE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#876AE7
Complementary
#CAE76A
Analogous
#6A8BE7
Analogous
#C56AE7
Triadic
#E7876A
Triadic
#6AE787
Split comp.
#E7C56A
Split comp.
#8BE76A

Tints & Shades of #876AE7

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

#9980EA
#A791ED
#B8A7F1
#C7B9F4
#D8CFF7
#E6E0FA

Shades

#6742E0
#4B22D3
#3D1CAB
#311688
#231060
#140939

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #876AE7.

How #876AE7 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#876AE7
Protanopia#7070E7
Protanomaly#7A6DE7
Deuteranopia#7575E7
Deuteranomaly#7C71E7
Tritanopia#6F8383
Tritanomaly#797AB4
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #876AE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876ae7: #876AE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876AE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876ae7': '#876AE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.416, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_876ae7">#876AE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#876AE7"

More Blue Colors

#876AE7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#876AE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876AE7?

#876AE7 is a light blue — rgb(135, 106, 231) in RGB and hsl(254, 72%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #876AE7?

#876AE7 is rgb(135, 106, 231) — red 135, green 106, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876AE7?

#876AE7 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876AE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876AE7 scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #876AE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #876AE7 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 6.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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