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#876CA7 Color

#876CA7 is rgb(135, 108, 167) in RGB, hsl(267, 25%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876CA7
HEX#876CA7
RGBrgb(135, 108, 167)
HSLhsl(267, 25%, 54%)
HSVhsv(267, 35%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.093 304.7)
LABlab(50.08% 20.10 -27.84)
LCHlch(50.08% 34.34 305.83)

What #876CA7 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 #876CA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.26Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.87Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.33Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.6French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.68Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.93

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

#876CA7 Channel Values

How #876CA7 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 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 25% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 35% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876CA7 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 text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #876CA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #876CA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #876CA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#876CA7
Complementary
#8DA76C
Analogous
#6C6FA7
Analogous
#A46CA7
Triadic
#A7876C
Triadic
#6CA787
Split comp.
#A7A46C
Split comp.
#6FA76C

Tints & Shades of #876CA7

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

#9680B3
#A996C0
#B8A9CB
#C8BCD7
#D8CFE2
#EAE6F0

Shades

#755A96
#634D80
#523F69
#3E3050
#2D2239
#1B1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #876CA7.

How #876CA7 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#876CA7
Protanopia#7171A7
Protanomaly#7A6FA7
Deuteranopia#7676A6
Deuteranomaly#7D72A7
Tritanopia#7F7676
Tritanomaly#82728C
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #876CA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876ca7: #876CA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876CA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876ca7': '#876CA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.424, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_876ca7">#876CA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#876CA7"

More Purple Colors

#876CA7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#876CA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876CA7?

#876CA7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 108, 167) in RGB and hsl(267, 25%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #876CA7?

#876CA7 is rgb(135, 108, 167) — red 135, green 108, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876CA7?

#876CA7 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876CA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876CA7 scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #876CA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #876CA7 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 24.81, which is visibly different.

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