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#876CE0 Color

#876CE0 is rgb(135, 108, 224) in RGB, hsl(254, 65%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876CE0
HEX#876CE0
RGBrgb(135, 108, 224)
HSLhsl(254, 65%, 65%)
HSVhsv(254, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.17 291.3)
LABlab(52.57% 31.55 -56.50)
LCHlch(52.57% 64.71 299.18)

What #876CE0 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 #876CE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.17Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.52Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.32Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.65Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 15.15Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.37

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

#876CE0 Channel Values

How #876CE0 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 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 65% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 12%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 #876CE0 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 #876CE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #876CE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #876CE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#876CE0
Complementary
#C5E06C
Analogous
#6C8BE0
Analogous
#C16CE0
Triadic
#E0876C
Triadic
#6CE087
Split comp.
#E0C16C
Split comp.
#8BE06C

Tints & Shades of #876CE0

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

#9881E4
#A692E8
#B7A7EC
#C8BCF1
#D9D1F5
#E7E2F9

Shades

#6846D8
#502BCA
#4123A4
#321B7E
#231358
#160C37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #876CE0.

How #876CE0 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#876CE0
Protanopia#7171E0
Protanomaly#7A6FE0
Deuteranopia#7676E0
Deuteranomaly#7D72E0
Tritanopia#718282
Tritanomaly#7B7AB0
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #876CE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876ce0: #876CE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876CE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876ce0': '#876CE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.424, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_876ce0">#876CE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#876CE0"

More Blue Colors

#876CE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#876CE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876CE0?

#876CE0 is a light blue — rgb(135, 108, 224) in RGB and hsl(254, 65%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #876CE0?

#876CE0 is rgb(135, 108, 224) — red 135, green 108, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876CE0?

#876CE0 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876CE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876CE0 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 #876CE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #876CE0 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 6.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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