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#887EDD Color

#887EDD is rgb(136, 126, 221) in RGB, hsl(246, 58%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 13%) 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 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#887EDD
HEX#887EDD
RGBrgb(136, 126, 221)
HSLhsl(246, 58%, 68%)
HSVhsv(246, 43%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.139 286.6)
LABlab(56.90% 21.23 -47.96)
LCHlch(56.90% 52.45 293.87)

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

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.76Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.09Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.99Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.59Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.65Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 16.27

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

#887EDD Channel Values

How #887EDD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 58% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 43% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #887EDD 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #887EDD

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

Base
#887EDD
Complementary
#D3DD7E
Analogous
#7EA4DD
Analogous
#B77EDD
Triadic
#DD887E
Triadic
#7EDD88
Split comp.
#DDB77E
Split comp.
#A4DD7E

Tints & Shades of #887EDD

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

#968EE1
#A9A2E6
#B8B2EB
#C7C3EF
#D6D3F3
#E9E7F9

Shades

#665AD3
#4436C9
#382CA5
#2A217D
#1E1859
#120E34

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

How #887EDD 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#887EDD
Protanopia#8080DD
Protanomaly#837FDD
Deuteranopia#8181DD
Deuteranomaly#8480DD
Tritanopia#768F8F
Tritanomaly#7E88B3
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #887EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-887edd: #887EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #887EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-887edd': '#887EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.494, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_887edd">#887EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#887EDD"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#887EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #887EDD?

#887EDD is a light blue — rgb(136, 126, 221) in RGB and hsl(246, 58%, 68%) 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 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #887EDD?

#887EDD is rgb(136, 126, 221) — red 136, green 126, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #887EDD?

#887EDD converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #887EDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #887EDD scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #887EDD 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 11.09, which is visibly different.

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