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#8178E2 Color

#8178E2 is rgb(129, 120, 226) in RGB, hsl(245, 65%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8178E2
HEX#8178E2
RGBrgb(129, 120, 226)
HSLhsl(245, 65%, 68%)
HSVhsv(245, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.155 284.9)
LABlab(55.03% 23.70 -53.75)
LCHlch(55.03% 58.74 293.79)

What #8178E2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8178E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.62Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.21Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.02Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 14.01Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.34Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.94

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#8178E2 Channel Values

How #8178E2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 120 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 65% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8178E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8178E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8178E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8178E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8178E2
Complementary
#DAE278
Analogous
#78A5E2
Analogous
#B678E2
Triadic
#E28178
Triadic
#78E281
Split comp.
#E2B678
Split comp.
#A5E278

Tints & Shades of #8178E2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9189E6
#A59EEA
#B4AFEE
#C4C0F2
#D4D1F5
#E7E6FA

Shades

#5E52DA
#3A2DD2
#3025AD
#241C82
#1A145D
#0F0C37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8178E2.

How #8178E2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8178E2
Protanopia#7A7AE2
Protanomaly#7D79E2
Deuteranopia#7B7BE2
Deuteranomaly#7D7AE2
Tritanopia#6B8B8B
Tritanomaly#7484B5
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #8178E2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8178e2: #8178E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8178E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8178e2': '#8178E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.471, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_8178e2">#8178E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#8178E2"

More Blue Colors

#8178E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8178E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8178E2?

#8178E2 is a light blue — rgb(129, 120, 226) in RGB and hsl(245, 65%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #8178E2?

#8178E2 is rgb(129, 120, 226) — red 129, green 120, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8178E2?

#8178E2 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8178E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8178E2 scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8178E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8178E2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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