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#8876DB Color

#8876DB is rgb(136, 118, 219) in RGB, hsl(251, 58%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 46%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8876DB
HEX#8876DB
RGBrgb(136, 118, 219)
HSLhsl(251, 58%, 66%)
HSVhsv(251, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 46%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.148 289.6)
LABlab(54.82% 25.22 -50.11)
LCHlch(54.82% 56.10 296.72)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.51Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.52Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.91Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.81Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.1Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.83

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

#8876DB Channel Values

How #8876DB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 58% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 46% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8876DB 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8876DB

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

Base
#8876DB
Complementary
#C8DB76
Analogous
#7696DB
Analogous
#BB76DB
Triadic
#DB8876
Triadic
#76DB88
Split comp.
#DBBB76
Split comp.
#96DB76

Tints & Shades of #8876DB

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

#9A8AE0
#A89AE4
#B9AEEA
#C7BFEE
#D9D3F3
#E7E3F8

Shades

#6952D1
#4D33C1
#3F2A9D
#32217D
#231859
#150E34

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

How #8876DB 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#8876DB
Protanopia#7979DB
Protanomaly#7F78DB
Deuteranopia#7C7CDB
Deuteranomaly#817ADB
Tritanopia#758888
Tritanomaly#7D81B0
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #8876DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8876db: #8876DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8876DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8876db': '#8876DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.463, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8876db">#8876DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8876DB"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8876DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8876DB?

#8876DB is a light blue — rgb(136, 118, 219) in RGB and hsl(251, 58%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #8876DB?

#8876DB is rgb(136, 118, 219) — red 136, green 118, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8876DB?

#8876DB converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 46%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8876DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8876DB scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8876DB 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 6.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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