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#8179DC Color

#8179DC is rgb(129, 121, 220) in RGB, hsl(245, 59%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 45%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8179DC
HEX#8179DC
RGBrgb(129, 121, 220)
HSLhsl(245, 59%, 67%)
HSVhsv(245, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 45%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.146 285.1)
LABlab(55.00% 21.78 -50.44)
LCHlch(55.00% 54.95 293.36)

What #8179DC 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 #8179DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.23Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.94Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.89Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.77Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.22

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

#8179DC Channel Values

How #8179DC 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 121 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 59% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8179DC 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8179DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8179DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8179DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8179DC
Complementary
#D4DC79
Analogous
#79A3DC
Analogous
#B379DC
Triadic
#DC8179
Triadic
#79DC81
Split comp.
#DCB379
Split comp.
#A3DC79

Tints & Shades of #8179DC

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

#9189E1
#A49EE6
#B3AEEA
#C6C2EF
#D5D2F3
#E8E7F9

Shades

#5F55D3
#4033C7
#342AA2
#28207E
#1D1759
#110E35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8179DC.

How #8179DC 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#8179DC
Protanopia#7A7ADC
Protanomaly#7D7ADC
Deuteranopia#7C7CDC
Deuteranomaly#7E7BDC
Tritanopia#6D8B8B
Tritanomaly#7584B1
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8179DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8179dc: #8179DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8179DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8179dc': '#8179DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.475, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_8179dc">#8179DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8179DC"

More Blue Colors

#8179DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8179DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8179DC?

#8179DC is a light blue — rgb(129, 121, 220) in RGB and hsl(245, 59%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #8179DC?

#8179DC is rgb(129, 121, 220) — red 129, green 121, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8179DC?

#8179DC converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 45%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8179DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8179DC scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8179DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8179DC 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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