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#8876B7 Color

#8876B7 is rgb(136, 118, 183) in RGB, hsl(257, 31%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 28%) 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 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8876B7
HEX#8876B7
RGBrgb(136, 118, 183)
HSLhsl(257, 31%, 59%)
HSVhsv(257, 36%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.098 296.1)
LABlab(53.32% 17.86 -32.07)
LCHlch(53.32% 36.70 299.12)

What #8876B7 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 #8876B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.27Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.66Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.54Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.58Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.58Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.56

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

#8876B7 Channel Values

How #8876B7 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 118 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 31% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 36% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8876B7 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 text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8876B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8876B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8876B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8876B7
Complementary
#A4B776
Analogous
#7684B7
Analogous
#A976B7
Triadic
#B78876
Triadic
#76B788
Split comp.
#B7A976
Split comp.
#84B776

Tints & Shades of #8876B7

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

#9A8AC1
#A89BCA
#BAAFD5
#C8C0DE
#D9D4E8
#E8E4F1

Shades

#715BA9
#5F4C90
#4D3E75
#3E315E
#2C2343
#1A1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8876B7.

How #8876B7 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#8876B7
Protanopia#7979B7
Protanomaly#7F78B7
Deuteranopia#7C7CB7
Deuteranomaly#817AB7
Tritanopia#7E8181
Tritanomaly#827C99
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8876B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8876b7: #8876B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8876B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8876b7': '#8876B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.463, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_8876b7">#8876B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#8876B7"

More Purple Colors

#8876B7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8876B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8876B7?

#8876B7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 118, 183) in RGB and hsl(257, 31%, 59%) 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 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #8876B7?

#8876B7 is rgb(136, 118, 183) — red 136, green 118, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8876B7?

#8876B7 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8876B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8876B7 scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8876B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8876B7 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 23.18, which is visibly different.

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