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#887EA9 Color

#887EA9 is rgb(136, 126, 169) in RGB, hsl(254, 20%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#887EA9
HEX#887EA9
RGBrgb(136, 126, 169)
HSLhsl(254, 20%, 58%)
HSVhsv(254, 25%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.065 295.1)
LABlab(54.91% 10.82 -21.60)
LCHlch(54.91% 24.16 296.62)

What #887EA9 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 #887EA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 7.92Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.59Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.05Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.2Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 12.28Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.54

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

#887EA9 Channel Values

How #887EA9 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 126 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 20% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 25% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #887EA9 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 text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #887EA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #887EA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #887EA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#887EA9
Complementary
#9FA97E
Analogous
#7E8AA9
Analogous
#9E7EA9
Triadic
#A9887E
Triadic
#7EA988
Split comp.
#A99E7E
Split comp.
#8AA97E

Tints & Shades of #887EA9

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

#9991B6
#A8A0C0
#B8B3CC
#C9C5D8
#DAD7E4
#E8E7EF

Shades

#726699
#625884
#50476B
#3E3753
#2B273A
#1B1825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #887EA9.

How #887EA9 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#887EA9
Protanopia#8080A9
Protanomaly#837FA9
Deuteranopia#8181A9
Deuteranomaly#8480A9
Tritanopia#828484
Tritanomaly#848294
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #887EA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-887ea9: #887EA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #887EA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-887ea9': '#887EA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.494, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_887ea9">#887EA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#887EA9"

More Blue Colors

#887EA9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#887EA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #887EA9?

#887EA9 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(136, 126, 169) in RGB and hsl(254, 20%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.92.

What is the RGB value of #887EA9?

#887EA9 is rgb(136, 126, 169) — red 136, green 126, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #887EA9?

#887EA9 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #887EA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #887EA9 scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #887EA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #887EA9 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 17.63, which is visibly different.

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