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#877D97 Color

#877D97 is rgb(135, 125, 151) in RGB, hsl(263, 11%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 41%) 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 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877D97
HEX#877D97
RGBrgb(135, 125, 151)
HSLhsl(263, 11%, 54%)
HSVhsv(263, 17%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.04 302.7)
LABlab(53.99% 7.90 -12.62)
LCHlch(53.99% 14.89 302.04)

What #877D97 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 #877D97, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 6.14Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.17Roman Silver#838996ΔE 9.9Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9.96Old Lavender#796878ΔE 10.2Slate Gray#708090ΔE 11.41

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

#877D97 Channel Values

How #877D97 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 125 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 11% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 17% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877D97 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #877D97 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #877D97

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #877D97; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#877D97
Complementary
#8D977D
Analogous
#7D8097
Analogous
#947D97
Triadic
#97877D
Triadic
#7D9787
Split comp.
#97947D
Split comp.
#80977D

Tints & Shades of #877D97

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

#968EA4
#A9A2B4
#B8B3C2
#C8C4CF
#D8D5DD
#EAE8ED

Shades

#756B85
#635B71
#524B5D
#3E3947
#2D2933
#1B191F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #877D97.

How #877D97 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#877D97
Protanopia#7F7F97
Protanomaly#827E97
Deuteranopia#808097
Deuteranomaly#837F97
Tritanopia#848181
Tritanomaly#857F8A
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877D97 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877d97: #877D97;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877D97;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877d97': '#877D97' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.490, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_877d97">#877D97</color>
SVG fillfill="#877D97"

More Purple Colors

#877D97 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#877D97 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877D97?

#877D97 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 125, 151) in RGB and hsl(263, 11%, 54%) 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #877D97?

#877D97 is rgb(135, 125, 151) — red 135, green 125, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877D97?

#877D97 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877D97 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877D97 scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #877D97 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #877D97 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 11.41, which is visibly different.

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