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#876E91 Color

#876E91 is rgb(135, 110, 145) in RGB, hsl(283, 14%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876E91
HEX#876E91
RGBrgb(135, 110, 145)
HSLhsl(283, 14%, 50%)
HSVhsv(283, 24%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.06 316.2)
LABlab(49.84% 15.21 -15.35)
LCHlch(49.84% 21.61 314.74)

What #876E91 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 #876E91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 7.02French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.84Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.68Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 10.96Old Lavender#796878ΔE 11.43Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 12.56

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

#876E91 Channel Values

How #876E91 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 110 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 14% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 24% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876E91 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #876E91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #876E91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #876E91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#876E91
Complementary
#78916E
Analogous
#756E91
Analogous
#916E8A
Triadic
#91876E
Triadic
#6E9187
Split comp.
#8A916E
Split comp.
#6E9175

Tints & Shades of #876E91

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

#9882A1
#A996B0
#BAABBF
#C8BCCD
#D9D0DC
#E9E5EB

Shades

#745E7D
#64516C
#514257
#413546
#2E2531
#1E1820

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #876E91.

How #876E91 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#876E91
Protanopia#737391
Protanomaly#7B7191
Deuteranopia#777790
Deuteranomaly#7E7491
Tritanopia#837373
Tritanomaly#847180
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #876E91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876e91: #876E91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876E91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876e91': '#876E91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.431, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_876e91">#876E91</color>
SVG fillfill="#876E91"

More Purple Colors

#876E91 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#876E91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876E91?

#876E91 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 110, 145) in RGB and hsl(283, 14%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #876E91?

#876E91 is rgb(135, 110, 145) — red 135, green 110, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876E91?

#876E91 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876E91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876E91 scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #876E91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #876E91 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 19.27, which is visibly different.

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