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#877EEC Color

#877EEC is rgb(135, 126, 236) in RGB, hsl(245, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877EEC
HEX#877EEC
RGBrgb(135, 126, 236)
HSLhsl(245, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(245, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.16 284.8)
LABlab(57.49% 24.26 -55.37)
LCHlch(57.49% 60.45 293.66)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.34Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.4Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 15.41Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.93Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.08

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

#877EEC Channel Values

How #877EEC 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 126 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877EEC 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #877EEC

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

Base
#877EEC
Complementary
#E3EC7E
Analogous
#7EACEC
Analogous
#BE7EEC
Triadic
#EC877E
Triadic
#7EEC87
Split comp.
#ECBE7E
Split comp.
#ACEC7E

Tints & Shades of #877EEC

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

#9890EE
#A8A2F1
#B9B4F4
#C5C1F6
#D6D3F8
#E6E4FB

Shades

#5E52E5
#392ADF
#291CBA
#201692
#160F66
#0E093E

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

How #877EEC 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#877EEC
Protanopia#8080EC
Protanomaly#837FEC
Deuteranopia#8181EC
Deuteranomaly#8380EC
Tritanopia#709292
Tritanomaly#7A8BBD
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #877EEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877eec: #877EEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877EEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877eec': '#877EEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.494, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_877eec">#877EEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#877EEC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#877EEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877EEC?

#877EEC is a light blue — rgb(135, 126, 236) in RGB and hsl(245, 74%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.34.

What is the RGB value of #877EEC?

#877EEC is rgb(135, 126, 236) — red 135, green 126, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877EEC?

#877EEC converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877EEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877EEC scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #877EEC 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 9.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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