#876aa9

Color #876aa9

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#876aa9

RGB

rgb(135, 106, 169)

HSL

hsl(267.6, 26.8%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.6, 37.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 37.3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(49.89, 24.42, -29.51)

LCH

lch(49.89, 38.3, 309.61)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.0993, 304.67)

HWB

hwb(267.6, 41.6%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca96a

Analogous

#6a6ca9

#876aa9

#a66aa9

Triadic

#876aa9

#a9876a

#6aa987

Split-complementary

#876aa9

#a9a66a

#6ca96a

Tetradic

#876aa9

#a96a8c

#8ca96a

#6aa987

Square

#876aa9

#a96a6c

#8ca96a

#6aa9a6

Shades

Color #876aa9 mixed toward black.

#705491

#5a4374

#433257

#2d223a

#16111d

Tints

Color #876aa9 mixed toward white.

#9b83b7

#af9cc6

#c3b4d4

#d7cde2

#ebe6f1

Tones

Color #876aa9 mixed toward gray.

#876fa4

#88749e

#887a99

#897f94

#89848f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b9d · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#7d7f9a · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#86928f · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #876aa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#876aa9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#876aa9 (#876aa9) is rgb(135, 106, 169) in RGB.

No, #876aa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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