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#877DD5

#877DD5 is a light, rich blue, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 49% green, and 83.5% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 51% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #877DD5 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#877DD5
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #877DD5?

#877DD5 is a light, rich blue, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 49% green, and 83.5% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 51% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #877DD5 in RGB?

#877DD5 is rgb(135, 125, 213): 135 red, 125 green, and 213 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #877DD5 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(37, 41, 0, 16). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #877DD5?

PANTONE 2641 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #877DD5?

Its complement #828F30 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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