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#876CA3 Color

#876CA3 is rgb(135, 108, 163) in RGB, hsl(269, 23%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876CA3
HEX#876CA3
RGBrgb(135, 108, 163)
HSLhsl(269, 23%, 53%)
HSVhsv(269, 34%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.088 306.3)
LABlab(49.93% 19.38 -25.74)
LCHlch(49.93% 32.22 306.98)

What #876CA3 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 #876CA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.2Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.22Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.34French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.03Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.53Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.26

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

#876CA3 Channel Values

How #876CA3 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 108 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 23% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 34% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876CA3 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 text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #876CA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #876CA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #876CA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#876CA3
Complementary
#88A36C
Analogous
#6C6DA3
Analogous
#A26CA3
Triadic
#A3866C
Triadic
#6CA386
Split comp.
#A3A26C
Split comp.
#6DA36C

Tints & Shades of #876CA3

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

#967EAE
#A894BC
#B7A7C8
#C9BDD6
#D8D0E2
#EAE6EF

Shades

#745A90
#634D7A
#513F64
#3F314E
#2E2338
#1C1623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #876CA3.

How #876CA3 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#876CA3
Protanopia#7171A3
Protanomaly#7A6FA3
Deuteranopia#7676A2
Deuteranomaly#7D72A3
Tritanopia#807575
Tritanomaly#83718A
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #876CA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876ca3: #876CA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876CA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876ca3': '#876CA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.424, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_876ca3">#876CA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#876CA3"

More Purple Colors

#876CA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#876CA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876CA3?

#876CA3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 108, 163) in RGB and hsl(269, 23%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #876CA3?

#876CA3 is rgb(135, 108, 163) — red 135, green 108, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876CA3?

#876CA3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876CA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876CA3 scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #876CA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #876CA3 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 26.06, which is a different colour altogether.

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