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#877FC3 Color

#877FC3 is rgb(135, 127, 195) in RGB, hsl(247, 36%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 24%) 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 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877FC3
HEX#877FC3
RGBrgb(135, 127, 195)
HSLhsl(247, 36%, 63%)
HSVhsv(247, 35%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.101 288.5)
LABlab(56.00% 14.92 -34.74)
LCHlch(56.00% 37.81 293.24)

What #877FC3 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 #877FC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.36Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.77Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.95Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.81Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 13.59Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.68

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

#877FC3 Channel Values

How #877FC3 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 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 36% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 35% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877FC3 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #877FC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #877FC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #877FC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#877FC3
Complementary
#BBC37F
Analogous
#7F99C3
Analogous
#A97FC3
Triadic
#C3877F
Triadic
#7FC387
Split comp.
#C3A97F
Split comp.
#99C37F

Tints & Shades of #877FC3

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

#9790CB
#A7A1D3
#B7B3DB
#C8C4E3
#D8D5EB
#E8E7F4

Shades

#6D63B6
#554BA0
#463E84
#362F65
#272249
#16142A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #877FC3.

How #877FC3 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#877FC3
Protanopia#8080C3
Protanomaly#8380C3
Deuteranopia#8282C3
Deuteranomaly#8481C3
Tritanopia#7B8A8A
Tritanomaly#8086A4
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877FC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877fc3: #877FC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877FC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877fc3': '#877FC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.498, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_877fc3">#877FC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#877FC3"

More Blue Colors

#877FC3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#877FC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877FC3?

#877FC3 is a light blue — rgb(135, 127, 195) in RGB and hsl(247, 36%, 63%) 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 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #877FC3?

#877FC3 is rgb(135, 127, 195) — red 135, green 127, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877FC3?

#877FC3 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877FC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877FC3 scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #877FC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #877FC3 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 20.17, which is visibly different.

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