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#887FDC Color

#887FDC is rgb(136, 127, 220) in RGB, hsl(246, 57%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 42%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#887FDC
HEX#887FDC
RGBrgb(136, 127, 220)
HSLhsl(246, 57%, 68%)
HSVhsv(246, 42%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 42%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.136 286.3)
LABlab(57.11% 20.46 -47.07)
LCHlch(57.11% 51.33 293.49)

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

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.78Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.34Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.09Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.62Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.34Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 16.47

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

#887FDC Channel Values

How #887FDC 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 127 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 57% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 42% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #887FDC 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #887FDC

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

Base
#887FDC
Complementary
#D3DC7F
Analogous
#7FA4DC
Analogous
#B77FDC
Triadic
#DC887F
Triadic
#7FDC88
Split comp.
#DCB77F
Split comp.
#A4DC7F

Tints & Shades of #887FDC

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

#978FE0
#AAA3E6
#B8B3EA
#C7C3EF
#D6D3F3
#E9E7F8

Shades

#675BD2
#4537C8
#392DA4
#2B227C
#1F1858
#120E34

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

How #887FDC 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#887FDC
Protanopia#8181DC
Protanomaly#8480DC
Deuteranopia#8282DC
Deuteranomaly#8481DC
Tritanopia#768F8F
Tritanomaly#7E89B3
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #887FDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-887fdc: #887FDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #887FDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-887fdc': '#887FDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.498, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_887fdc">#887FDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#887FDC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#887FDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #887FDC?

#887FDC is a light blue — rgb(136, 127, 220) in RGB and hsl(246, 57%, 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 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #887FDC?

#887FDC is rgb(136, 127, 220) — red 136, green 127, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #887FDC?

#887FDC converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 42%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #887FDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #887FDC scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #887FDC 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 12.09, which is visibly different.

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