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#8477CA Color

#8477CA is rgb(132, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(249, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8477CA
HEX#8477CA
RGBrgb(132, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(249, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(249, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.123 289.5)
LABlab(53.96% 19.86 -41.91)
LCHlch(53.96% 46.38 295.36)

What #8477CA 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 #8477CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.88Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5.91Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.53Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.68Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.71Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 15.08

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

#8477CA Channel Values

How #8477CA 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 132 · G 119 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.84:1 vs white · 5.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8477CA 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 text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8477CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8477CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8477CA
Complementary
#BECA77
Analogous
#7794CA
Analogous
#AD77CA
Triadic
#CA8477
Triadic
#77CA84
Split comp.
#CAAD77
Split comp.
#94CA77

Tints & Shades of #8477CA

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

#9489D1
#A59CD8
#B6AEE0
#C6C1E7
#D7D3EE
#E8E5F5

Shades

#695ABF
#5142A9
#43368C
#33296A
#251E4D
#15112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8477CA.

How #8477CA 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#8477CA
Protanopia#7979CA
Protanomaly#7E78CA
Deuteranopia#7B7BCA
Deuteranomaly#7F7ACA
Tritanopia#758585
Tritanomaly#7B80A5
Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #8477CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8477ca: #8477CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8477CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8477ca': '#8477CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_8477ca">#8477CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8477CA"

More Blue Colors

#8477CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8477CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8477CA?

#8477CA is a light blue — rgb(132, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(249, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #8477CA?

#8477CA is rgb(132, 119, 202) — red 132, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8477CA?

#8477CA converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8477CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8477CA scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8477CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8477CA 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 14.71, which is visibly different.

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