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#877AAE Color

#877AAE is rgb(135, 122, 174) in RGB, hsl(255, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877AAE
HEX#877AAE
RGBrgb(135, 122, 174)
HSLhsl(255, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(255, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.079 295.5)
LABlab(53.93% 13.60 -25.97)
LCHlch(53.93% 29.31 297.64)

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

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.51Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.19Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.08Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.2Rhythm#777696ΔE 12.16Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 12.24

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

#877AAE Channel Values

How #877AAE 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 122 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.87:1 vs white · 5.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877AAE 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 text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #877AAE

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

Base
#877AAE
Complementary
#A1AE7A
Analogous
#7A87AE
Analogous
#A17AAE
Triadic
#AE877A
Triadic
#7AAE87
Split comp.
#AEA17A
Split comp.
#87AE7A

Tints & Shades of #877AAE

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

#988DB9
#A69DC3
#B8B0CF
#C9C3DA
#DAD6E6
#E8E6EF

Shades

#70619E
#605388
#4F446F
#3D3455
#2B253C
#1B1726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #877AAE.

How #877AAE 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#877AAE
Protanopia#7C7CAE
Protanomaly#817BAE
Deuteranopia#7E7EAE
Deuteranomaly#827DAE
Tritanopia#7F8282
Tritanomaly#827F96
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #877AAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877aae: #877AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877aae': '#877AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.478, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_877aae">#877AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#877AAE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#877AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877AAE?

#877AAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 122, 174) in RGB and hsl(255, 24%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #877AAE?

#877AAE is rgb(135, 122, 174) — red 135, green 122, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877AAE?

#877AAE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877AAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877AAE scores 3.87:1 against white and 5.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #877AAE 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 22.57, which is visibly different.

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