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#8178FC Color

#8178FC is rgb(129, 120, 252) in RGB, hsl(244, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 52%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8178FC
HEX#8178FC
RGBrgb(129, 120, 252)
HSLhsl(244, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(244, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.19 282.8)
LABlab(56.34% 29.74 -66.08)
LCHlch(56.34% 72.47 294.23)

What #8178FC 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 #8178FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.52Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 11.76Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.88Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.16Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 14.84Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 14.86

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

#8178FC Channel Values

How #8178FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8178FC 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8178FC

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

Base
#8178FC
Complementary
#F3FC78
Analogous
#78B1FC
Analogous
#C378FC
Triadic
#FC8178
Triadic
#78FC81
Split comp.
#FCC378
Split comp.
#B1FC78

Tints & Shades of #8178FC

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

#948CFD
#A29BFD
#B4AFFD
#C2BEFE
#D5D2FE
#E3E1FE

Shades

#5246FB
#2314FA
#1204D7
#0F03AA
#0A0278
#060146

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

How #8178FC 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#8178FC
Protanopia#7A7AFC
Protanomaly#7D79FC
Deuteranopia#7B7BFC
Deuteranomaly#7D7AFC
Tritanopia#619292
Tritanomaly#6F88C5
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #8178FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8178fc: #8178FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8178FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8178fc': '#8178FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.471, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_8178fc">#8178FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8178FC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8178FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8178FC?

#8178FC is a light blue — rgb(129, 120, 252) in RGB and hsl(244, 96%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #8178FC?

#8178FC is rgb(129, 120, 252) — red 129, green 120, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8178FC?

#8178FC converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 52%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8178FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8178FC scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8178FC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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