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#877DAA Color

#877DAA is rgb(135, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(253, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 33%) 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 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877DAA
HEX#877DAA
RGBrgb(135, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(253, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(253, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.068 294.5)
LABlab(54.58% 11.21 -22.67)
LCHlch(54.58% 25.29 296.30)

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

Rhythm#777696ΔE 8.63Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.75Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 11.28Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.59Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.67Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 13.12

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

#877DAA Channel Values

How #877DAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877DAA 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 text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #877DAA

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

Base
#877DAA
Complementary
#A1AA7D
Analogous
#7D8AAA
Analogous
#9E7DAA
Triadic
#AA877D
Triadic
#7DAA87
Split comp.
#AA9E7D
Split comp.
#8AAA7D

Tints & Shades of #877DAA

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

#9890B6
#A79FC1
#B8B2CD
#C9C4D9
#DAD7E5
#E8E6EF

Shades

#70659A
#615785
#4F476C
#3D3653
#2B263B
#1B1825

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

How #877DAA 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#877DAA
Protanopia#7F7FAA
Protanomaly#827EAA
Deuteranopia#8080AA
Deuteranomaly#837FAA
Tritanopia#808484
Tritanomaly#838195
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877daa: #877DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877daa': '#877DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_877daa">#877DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#877DAA"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#877DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877DAA?

#877DAA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(135, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(253, 21%, 58%) 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 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #877DAA?

#877DAA is rgb(135, 125, 170) — red 135, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877DAA?

#877DAA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877DAA scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #877DAA 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 18.59, which is visibly different.

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