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#876EED Color

#876EED is rgb(135, 110, 237) in RGB, hsl(252, 78%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 54%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#876EED
HEX#876EED
RGBrgb(135, 110, 237)
HSLhsl(252, 78%, 68%)
HSVhsv(252, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 54%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.184 289)
LABlab(53.71% 33.31 -61.96)
LCHlch(53.71% 70.34 298.26)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.16Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.36Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.47Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.74Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.97Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.09

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

#876EED Channel Values

How #876EED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 78% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.83:1 vs white · 5.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #876EED 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 text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #876EED

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

Base
#876EED
Complementary
#D4ED6E
Analogous
#6E94ED
Analogous
#C76EED
Triadic
#ED876E
Triadic
#6EED87
Split comp.
#EDC76E
Split comp.
#94ED6E

Tints & Shades of #876EED

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

#9680EF
#A997F2
#B8A9F4
#C7BBF7
#D6CDF9
#E9E4FC

Shades

#6645E8
#441CE3
#3817BA
#2A118D
#1E0C64
#12073B

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How #876EED 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#876EED
Protanopia#7373ED
Protanomaly#7B71ED
Deuteranopia#7777ED
Deuteranomaly#7E74ED
Tritanopia#6D8787
Tritanomaly#787EB9
Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #876EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-876eed: #876EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #876EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-876eed': '#876EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.431, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_876eed">#876EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#876EED"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#876EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #876EED?

#876EED is a light blue — rgb(135, 110, 237) in RGB and hsl(252, 78%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #876EED?

#876EED is rgb(135, 110, 237) — red 135, green 110, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #876EED?

#876EED converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 54%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #876EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #876EED scores 3.83:1 against white and 5.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #876EED 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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