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#877FDC Color

#877FDC is rgb(135, 127, 220) in RGB, hsl(245, 57%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 42%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877FDC
HEX#877FDC
RGBrgb(135, 127, 220)
HSLhsl(245, 57%, 68%)
HSVhsv(245, 42%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 42%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.137 285.8)
LABlab(57.02% 20.17 -47.21)
LCHlch(57.02% 51.34 293.13)

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

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.71Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.49Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.3Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.35Han Blue#446CCFΔE 16.55Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.61

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

#877FDC Channel Values

How #877FDC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 57% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 42% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877FDC 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #877FDC

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

Base
#877FDC
Complementary
#D4DC7F
Analogous
#7FA6DC
Analogous
#B57FDC
Triadic
#DC877F
Triadic
#7FDC87
Split comp.
#DCB57F
Split comp.
#A6DC7F

Tints & Shades of #877FDC

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

#968FE0
#A8A3E6
#B8B3EA
#C7C3EF
#D6D3F3
#E8E7F8

Shades

#655BD2
#4337C8
#372DA4
#2A227C
#1D1858
#110E34

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

How #877FDC 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#877FDC
Protanopia#8080DC
Protanomaly#8380DC
Deuteranopia#8282DC
Deuteranomaly#8481DC
Tritanopia#758F8F
Tritanomaly#7D89B3
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877FDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877fdc: #877FDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877FDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877fdc': '#877FDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.498, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_877fdc">#877FDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#877FDC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#877FDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877FDC?

#877FDC is a light blue — rgb(135, 127, 220) in RGB and hsl(245, 57%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.71.

What is the RGB value of #877FDC?

#877FDC is rgb(135, 127, 220) — red 135, green 127, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877FDC?

#877FDC converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 42%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877FDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877FDC scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #877FDC 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 12.3, which is visibly different.

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