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#877698 Color

#877698 is rgb(135, 118, 152) in RGB, hsl(270, 14%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877698
HEX#877698
RGBrgb(135, 118, 152)
HSLhsl(270, 14%, 53%)
HSVhsv(270, 22%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.055 307.4)
LABlab(52.15% 11.92 -15.95)
LCHlch(52.15% 19.91 306.76)

What #877698 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 #877698, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 6.48Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 11.13Old Lavender#796878ΔE 11.68Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.96French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.38

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

#877698 Channel Values

How #877698 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 118 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 14% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 22% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 40%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 #877698 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 #877698 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #877698

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #877698; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#877698
Complementary
#879876
Analogous
#767698
Analogous
#987698
Triadic
#988776
Triadic
#769887
Split comp.
#989876
Split comp.
#769876

Tints & Shades of #877698

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

#9688A5
#A89CB4
#B8AEC2
#C9C2D1
#D9D3DE
#EBE8ED

Shades

#756586
#635671
#52465D
#403749
#2E2734
#1C1820

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #877698.

How #877698 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#877698
Protanopia#797998
Protanomaly#7F7898
Deuteranopia#7C7C98
Deuteranomaly#817A98
Tritanopia#837B7B
Tritanomaly#847988
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877698 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877698: #877698;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877698;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877698': '#877698' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.463, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_877698">#877698</color>
SVG fillfill="#877698"

More Purple Colors

#877698 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#877698 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877698?

#877698 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 118, 152) in RGB and hsl(270, 14%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #877698?

#877698 is rgb(135, 118, 152) — red 135, green 118, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877698?

#877698 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877698 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877698 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 #877698 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #877698 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 16.08, which is visibly different.

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