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#876DCA Color

#876DCA is rgb(135, 109, 202) in RGB, hsl(257, 47%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876DCA
HEX#876DCA
RGBrgb(135, 109, 202)
HSLhsl(257, 47%, 61%)
HSVhsv(257, 46%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.139 294.7)
LABlab(51.76% 26.34 -45.35)
LCHlch(51.76% 52.44 300.15)

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

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.3Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.53Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.65Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.27Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.5

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

#876DCA Channel Values

How #876DCA 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 109 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 47% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 46% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876DCA 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #876DCA

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

Base
#876DCA
Complementary
#B0CA6D
Analogous
#6D81CA
Analogous
#B66DCA
Triadic
#CA876D
Triadic
#6DCA87
Split comp.
#CAB66D
Split comp.
#81CA6D

Tints & Shades of #876DCA

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

#9780D1
#A996D9
#B8A9E0
#C8BCE7
#D7CEED
#EAE5F6

Shades

#6F4FBF
#5B3DA9
#4B328B
#392669
#291B4B
#18102D

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

How #876DCA 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#876DCA
Protanopia#7272CA
Protanomaly#7B70CA
Deuteranopia#7676CA
Deuteranomaly#7D73CA
Tritanopia#787E7E
Tritanomaly#7E77A2
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #876DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876dca: #876DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876dca': '#876DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.427, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_876dca">#876DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#876DCA"

More Purple Colors

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

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#876DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876DCA?

#876DCA is a light purple — rgb(135, 109, 202) in RGB and hsl(257, 47%, 61%) 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 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #876DCA?

#876DCA is rgb(135, 109, 202) — red 135, green 109, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876DCA?

#876DCA converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876DCA scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #876DCA 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 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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