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#8873B5 Color

#8873B5 is rgb(136, 115, 181) in RGB, hsl(259, 31%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8873B5
HEX#8873B5
RGBrgb(136, 115, 181)
HSLhsl(259, 31%, 58%)
HSVhsv(259, 36%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.101 298)
LABlab(52.47% 19.14 -32.22)
LCHlch(52.47% 37.48 300.72)

What #8873B5 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 #8873B5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.06Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.59Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.97Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.51Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.54Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.98

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

#8873B5 Channel Values

How #8873B5 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 136 · G 115 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 31% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 36% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8873B5 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8873B5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8873B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8873B5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8873B5
Complementary
#A0B573
Analogous
#737FB5
Analogous
#A973B5
Triadic
#B58873
Triadic
#73B588
Split comp.
#B5A973
Split comp.
#7FB573

Tints & Shades of #8873B5

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

#9987C0
#A797C8
#B8ABD3
#C9C0DE
#DAD4E8
#E8E4F1

Shades

#7158A7
#614C90
#4F3E75
#3D305A
#2B213F
#1B1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8873B5.

How #8873B5 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#8873B5
Protanopia#7777B5
Protanomaly#7E75B5
Deuteranopia#7A7AB5
Deuteranomaly#8078B5
Tritanopia#7E7E7E
Tritanomaly#827A97
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8873B5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8873b5: #8873B5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8873B5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8873b5': '#8873B5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.451, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_8873b5">#8873B5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8873B5"

More Purple Colors

#8873B5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8873B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8873B5?

#8873B5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 115, 181) in RGB and hsl(259, 31%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #8873B5?

#8873B5 is rgb(136, 115, 181) — red 136, green 115, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8873B5?

#8873B5 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8873B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8873B5 scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8873B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8873B5 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 22.37, which is visibly different.

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