#877A9F Color

#877A9F is rgb(135, 122, 159) in RGB, hsl(261, 16%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 38%) 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 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877A9F

HEX#877A9F

RGBrgb(135, 122, 159)

HSLhsl(261, 16%, 55%)

HSVhsv(261, 23%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.057 300.8)

LABlab(53.43% 10.90 -18.08)

LCHlch(53.43% 21.12 301.08)

What #877A9F 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 #877A9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 5.92 Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.62 Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 12.08 Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 12.72 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.99 Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 13.22

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#877A9F Channel Values

How #877A9F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 135 · G 122 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 16% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 23% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.95:1 vs white · 5.31:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877A9F 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 text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #877A9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #877A9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #877A9F

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.

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How #877A9F 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#877A9F

Protanopia#7C7C9F

Protanomaly#817B9F

Deuteranopia#7E7E9F

Deuteranomaly#827D9F

Tritanopia#827F7F

Tritanomaly#847D8D

Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #877A9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877a9f: #877A9F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877A9F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877a9f': '#877A9F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.478, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_877a9f">#877A9F</color>

SVG fillfill="#877A9F"

More Purple Colors

#877A9F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#877A9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877A9F?

#877A9F is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 122, 159) in RGB and hsl(261, 16%, 55%) 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 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #877A9F?

#877A9F is rgb(135, 122, 159) — red 135, green 122, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877A9F?

#877A9F converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877A9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877A9F scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #877A9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #877A9F 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 15.99, which is visibly different.

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