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#8179FC Color

#8179FC is rgb(129, 121, 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 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8179FC
HEX#8179FC
RGBrgb(129, 121, 252)
HSLhsl(244, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(244, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.189 282.5)
LABlab(56.58% 29.19 -65.70)
LCHlch(56.58% 71.89 293.95)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.09Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 11.95Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.9Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 14.72Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.78Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 15.05

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

#8179FC Channel Values

How #8179FC 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 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
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8179FC 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8179FC

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

Base
#8179FC
Complementary
#F3FC78
Analogous
#78B1FC
Analogous
#C378FC
Triadic
#FC8178
Triadic
#78FC81
Split comp.
#FCC378
Split comp.
#B1FC78

Tints & Shades of #8179FC

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 #8179FC.

How #8179FC 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#8179FC
Protanopia#7A7AFC
Protanomaly#7D7AFC
Deuteranopia#7C7CFC
Deuteranomaly#7E7BFC
Tritanopia#619393
Tritanomaly#6F89C6
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #8179FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8179fc: #8179FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8179FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8179fc': '#8179FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.475, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_8179fc">#8179FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8179FC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8179FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8179FC?

#8179FC is a light blue — rgb(129, 121, 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 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #8179FC?

#8179FC is rgb(129, 121, 252) — red 129, green 121, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8179FC?

#8179FC 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 #8179FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8179FC scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8179FC 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 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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