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#876BAE Color

#876BAE is rgb(135, 107, 174) in RGB, hsl(265, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 32%) 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 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876BAE
HEX#876BAE
RGBrgb(135, 107, 174)
HSLhsl(265, 29%, 55%)
HSVhsv(265, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.104 302.5)
LABlab(50.09% 21.95 -31.88)
LCHlch(50.09% 38.71 304.54)

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

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.61Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.12Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.72Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.18Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.75French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.24

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

#876BAE Channel Values

How #876BAE 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 107 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 29% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 39% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.43:1 vs white · 4.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876BAE 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 text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #876BAE

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

Base
#876BAE
Complementary
#92AE6B
Analogous
#6B71AE
Analogous
#A86BAE
Triadic
#AE876B
Triadic
#6BAE87
Split comp.
#AEA86B
Split comp.
#71AE6B

Tints & Shades of #876BAE

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

#977FB8
#A792C3
#B7A6CE
#CABDDB
#DAD1E6
#EAE5F1

Shades

#74579E
#614884
#503C6D
#3F2F56
#2E223F
#1B1424

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How #876BAE 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#876BAE
Protanopia#7070AE
Protanomaly#7A6EAE
Deuteranopia#7575AE
Deuteranomaly#7D71AE
Tritanopia#7E7676
Tritanomaly#817290
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #876BAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876bae: #876BAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876BAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876bae': '#876BAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.420, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_876bae">#876BAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#876BAE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#876BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876BAE?

#876BAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(265, 29%, 55%) 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 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #876BAE?

#876BAE is rgb(135, 107, 174) — red 135, green 107, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876BAE?

#876BAE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876BAE scores 4.43:1 against white and 4.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #876BAE 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 21.58, which is visibly different.

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