Ube (#8878C3)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.80:1 — vs black: 5.52:1

Color values

  • HEX #8878C3
  • RGB rgb(136, 120, 195)
  • HSL hsl(252, 38%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 30.26, 38.46, 0, 23.53 )
  • Websafe #9966CC
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Tags

Mood

Calm (200)

Style

Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8878C3 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ube
#8878C3 Base
#B3C378
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ube
#8878C3 Base
#788DC3
#AD78C3
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ube
#8878C3 Base
#C38878
#78C388
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ube
#8878C3 Base
#C3AD78
#8DC378
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ube
#8878C3 Base
#C3788D
#B3C378
#78C3AD
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ube
#8878C3 Base
#3F3270
#5D49A5
#6F5CB6
#A194D0
#B7ADDB
#E5E2F2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ube, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0A0812
— #201A3A
— #372B62
— #4E3D8A
— #6550B1
Ube #8878C3 Base
— #9D8FCD
— #B1A7D8
— #C6BEE2
— #DBD6ED
— #EFEDF7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8878C3. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8878C3;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8878C3;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8878C3;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8878C3,
        #D0DAAC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8878C3,
        #D0DAAC
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$ube: #8878C3;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ube-r: 136;
$ube-g: 120;
$ube-b: 195;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ube;
    color: rgba($ube-r, $ube-g, $ube-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Ube appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8878C3 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7D7DC3 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7A7AC3 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7B8585 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #838383 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ube ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ube #8878C3 Base
Purple Mountain Majesty #9678B6 ΔE 5.38
Dark Pastel Purple #966FD6 ΔE 5.45
Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 5.50
Lavender Purple #967BB6 ΔE 5.54

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.