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#876CD3

#876cd3 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#876cd3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 42.35% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.02% cyan, 48.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 255.73°, with 53.93% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2058

Complementary

  1. #876cd3
  2. #b8d36c

Split complementary

  1. #876cd3
  2. #d3bb6c
  3. #84d36c

Analogous

  1. #6c84d3
  2. #876cd3
  3. #bb6cd3

Triadic

  1. #876cd3
  2. #d3876c
  3. #6cd387

Tetradic

  1. #876cd3
  2. #d36cb8
  3. #b8d36c
  4. #6cd387

Square

  1. #876cd3
  2. #d36c84
  3. #b8d36c
  4. #6cd3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2680
  2. #5a38bb
  3. #876cd3
  4. #b7a7e5
  5. #e7e2f6

Shades

#876cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #876cd3
  2. #7a61be
  3. #6c56a9
  4. #5f4c94
  5. #51417f
  6. #44366a
  7. #362b54
  8. #29203f
  9. #1b162a
  10. #0e0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#876cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #876cd3
  2. #937bd7
  3. #9f89dc
  4. #ab98e0
  5. #b7a7e5
  6. #c3b6e9
  7. #cfc4ed
  8. #dbd3f2
  9. #e7e2f6
  10. #f3f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#876cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #876cd3
  2. #866ecb
  3. #8670c2
  4. #8572ba
  5. #8474b2
  6. #8476aa
  7. #8378a1
  8. #827a99
  9. #817c91
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8177a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #467ed7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b7bd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #748096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6678d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6876d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c79b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-876cd3 {
  color: #876cd3;
}
Background
.bg-876cd3 {
  background-color: #876cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-876cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #876cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #876cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 108 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 54% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-876cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #876cd3, #bb6cd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-876cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 108 211 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.80 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.77 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.92 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.78 #78932c Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#876cd3  rgb(135, 108, 211)  hsl(256, 54%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#b8d36c  rgb(184, 211, 108)  hsl(76, 54%, 63%)  June Bud
#d3876c  rgb(211, 135, 108)  hsl(16, 54%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#6cd387  rgb(108, 211, 135)  hsl(136, 54%, 63%)  Emerald