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#877FAD Color

#877FAD is rgb(135, 127, 173) in RGB, hsl(250, 22%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 32%) 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 9.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877FAD
HEX#877FAD
RGBrgb(135, 127, 173)
HSLhsl(250, 22%, 59%)
HSVhsv(250, 27%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.069 292.2)
LABlab(55.21% 10.66 -23.43)
LCHlch(55.21% 25.74 294.46)

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

Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.11Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.84Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 11.44Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.78Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.86Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 13.05

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

#877FAD Channel Values

How #877FAD 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 127 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 22% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 27% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877FAD 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #877FAD

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

Base
#877FAD
Complementary
#A6AD7F
Analogous
#7F8FAD
Analogous
#9E7FAD
Triadic
#AD877F
Triadic
#7FAD87
Split comp.
#AD9E7F
Split comp.
#8FAD7F

Tints & Shades of #877FAD

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

#9992B9
#A7A2C3
#B9B4CF
#C7C4D9
#D9D7E5
#E8E6EF

Shades

#70679E
#5E5686
#4C466D
#3D3857
#2C283E
#1A1825

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

How #877FAD 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#877FAD
Protanopia#8080AD
Protanomaly#8380AD
Deuteranopia#8282AD
Deuteranomaly#8481AD
Tritanopia#808686
Tritanomaly#838397
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877FAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877fad: #877FAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877FAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877fad': '#877FAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.498, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_877fad">#877FAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#877FAD"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#877FAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877FAD?

#877FAD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(135, 127, 173) in RGB and hsl(250, 22%, 59%) 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 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #877FAD?

#877FAD is rgb(135, 127, 173) — red 135, green 127, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877FAD?

#877FAD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877FAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877FAD scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #877FAD 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 18.62, which is visibly different.

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