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#876BC7 Color

#876BC7 is rgb(135, 107, 199) in RGB, hsl(258, 45%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 46%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876BC7
HEX#876BC7
RGBrgb(135, 107, 199)
HSLhsl(258, 45%, 60%)
HSVhsv(258, 46%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 46%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.138 296)
LABlab(51.14% 26.83 -44.62)
LCHlch(51.14% 52.06 301.02)

What #876BC7 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 #876BC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.84Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.41Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.2Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.26Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.33Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.08

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

#876BC7 Channel Values

How #876BC7 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 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 45% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 46% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876BC7 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 text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #876BC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #876BC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #876BC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#876BC7
Complementary
#ABC76B
Analogous
#6B7DC7
Analogous
#B56BC7
Triadic
#C7876B
Triadic
#6BC787
Split comp.
#C7B56B
Split comp.
#7DC76B

Tints & Shades of #876BC7

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

#967ECE
#A894D6
#B7A6DD
#C9BCE6
#D8CFED
#EAE5F5

Shades

#6F4EBC
#5C3EA3
#4B3285
#3B2768
#2A1C4A
#19112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #876BC7.

How #876BC7 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#876BC7
Protanopia#7070C7
Protanomaly#7A6EC7
Deuteranopia#7575C7
Deuteranomaly#7D71C7
Tritanopia#787C7C
Tritanomaly#7E759F
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #876BC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876bc7: #876BC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876BC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876bc7': '#876BC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.420, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_876bc7">#876BC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#876BC7"

More Purple Colors

#876BC7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#876BC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876BC7?

#876BC7 is a light purple — rgb(135, 107, 199) in RGB and hsl(258, 45%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #876BC7?

#876BC7 is rgb(135, 107, 199) — red 135, green 107, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876BC7?

#876BC7 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 46%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876BC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876BC7 scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #876BC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #876BC7 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 8.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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