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#877DCA Color

#877DCA is rgb(135, 125, 202) in RGB, hsl(248, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 38%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877DCA
HEX#877DCA
RGBrgb(135, 125, 202)
HSLhsl(248, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(248, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 38%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.114 288.6)
LABlab(55.76% 17.45 -39.08)
LCHlch(55.76% 42.80 294.07)

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

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.2Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.68Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.26Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.92Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 14.42Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 15.63

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

#877DCA Channel Values

How #877DCA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.61:1 vs white · 5.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877DCA 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 text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #877DCA

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

Base
#877DCA
Complementary
#BFCA7D
Analogous
#7D99CA
Analogous
#AD7DCA
Triadic
#CA877D
Triadic
#7DCA87
Split comp.
#CAAD7D
Split comp.
#99CA7D

Tints & Shades of #877DCA

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

#988FD1
#A8A1D9
#B9B3E0
#C6C1E6
#D7D4ED
#E8E6F5

Shades

#695CBC
#5346AA
#43388A
#352C6D
#251F4C
#17132F

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

How #877DCA 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#877DCA
Protanopia#7F7FCA
Protanomaly#827ECA
Deuteranopia#8080CA
Deuteranomaly#837FCA
Tritanopia#7A8A8A
Tritanomaly#7F85A7
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877dca: #877DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877dca': '#877DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.490, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_877dca">#877DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#877DCA"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#877DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877DCA?

#877DCA is a light blue — rgb(135, 125, 202) in RGB and hsl(248, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #877DCA?

#877DCA is rgb(135, 125, 202) — red 135, green 125, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877DCA?

#877DCA converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 38%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877DCA scores 3.61:1 against white and 5.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #877DCA 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 18.39, which is visibly different.

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