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#887BCD

#887bcd ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#887bcd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 48.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.66% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 249.51°, with 45.05% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2381

Complementary

  1. #887bcd
  2. #c0cd7b

Split complementary

  1. #887bcd
  2. #cdb17b
  3. #97cd7b

Analogous

  1. #7b97cd
  2. #887bcd
  3. #b17bcd

Triadic

  1. #887bcd
  2. #cd887b
  3. #7bcd88

Tetradic

  1. #887bcd
  2. #cd7bc0
  3. #c0cd7b
  4. #7bcd88

Square

  1. #887bcd
  2. #cd7b97
  3. #c0cd7b
  4. #7bcdb1

Monochromatic

  1. #3d307f
  2. #5745b6
  3. #887bcd
  4. #bab2e2
  5. #eceaf7

Shades

#887bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #887bcd
  2. #7a6fb9
  3. #6d62a4
  4. #5f5690
  5. #524a7b
  6. #443e67
  7. #363152
  8. #29253e
  9. #1b1929
  10. #0e0c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#887bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #887bcd
  2. #9488d2
  3. #a095d7
  4. #aca3dc
  5. #b8b0e1
  6. #c4bde6
  7. #cfcaeb
  8. #dbd7f0
  9. #e7e5f5
  10. #f3f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#887bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #887bcd
  2. #877cc5
  3. #867cbe
  4. #867db6
  5. #857dae
  6. #847ea7
  7. #837e9f
  8. #827f97
  9. #827f8f
  10. #818088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8782a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6288d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6284cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #778a9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7383cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7381cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e84b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-887bcd {
  color: #887bcd;
}
Background
.bg-887bcd {
  background-color: #887bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-887bcd {
  border: 2px solid #887bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #887bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 123 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-887bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #887bcd, #b17bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-887bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 123 205 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.05 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.35 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.61 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.91 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.91 #778432 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#887bcd  rgb(136, 123, 205)  hsl(250, 45%, 64%)  Medium Purple
#c0cd7b  rgb(192, 205, 123)  hsl(70, 45%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#cd887b  rgb(205, 136, 123)  hsl(10, 45%, 64%)  Old Rose
#7bcd88  rgb(123, 205, 136)  hsl(130, 45%, 64%)  Emerald