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#877FE1 Color

#877FE1 is rgb(135, 127, 225) in RGB, hsl(245, 62%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 12%) 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 7.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877FE1
HEX#877FE1
RGBrgb(135, 127, 225)
HSLhsl(245, 62%, 69%)
HSVhsv(245, 44%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.143 285.4)
LABlab(57.24% 21.26 -49.66)
LCHlch(57.24% 54.02 293.18)

What #877FE1 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 #877FE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.61Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.85Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.69Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.44Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.06Han Blue#446CCFΔE 16.11

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

#877FE1 Channel Values

How #877FE1 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 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 62% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 44% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877FE1 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #877FE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #877FE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #877FE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#877FE1
Complementary
#D9E17F
Analogous
#7FA8E1
Analogous
#B87FE1
Triadic
#E1877F
Triadic
#7FE187
Split comp.
#E1B87F
Split comp.
#A8E17F

Tints & Shades of #877FE1

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

#978FE5
#A6A0E9
#B6B1ED
#C9C5F1
#D8D6F5
#E8E6F9

Shades

#645AD8
#3E30CF
#3328A9
#271F84
#1C165F
#100D36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #877FE1.

How #877FE1 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#877FE1
Protanopia#8080E1
Protanomaly#8380E1
Deuteranopia#8282E1
Deuteranomaly#8481E1
Tritanopia#749090
Tritanomaly#7C8AB6
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877FE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877fe1: #877FE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877FE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877fe1': '#877FE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.498, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_877fe1">#877FE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#877FE1"

More Blue Colors

#877FE1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#877FE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877FE1?

#877FE1 is a light blue — rgb(135, 127, 225) in RGB and hsl(245, 62%, 69%) 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 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #877FE1?

#877FE1 is rgb(135, 127, 225) — red 135, green 127, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877FE1?

#877FE1 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877FE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877FE1 scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #877FE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #877FE1 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 10.85, which is visibly different.

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