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#8771CC Color

#8771CC is rgb(135, 113, 204) in RGB, hsl(255, 47%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 45%, 0%, 20%) 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 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8771CC
HEX#8771CC
RGBrgb(135, 113, 204)
HSLhsl(255, 47%, 62%)
HSVhsv(255, 45%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 45%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.136 293.1)
LABlab(52.83% 24.53 -44.81)
LCHlch(52.83% 51.08 298.70)

What #8771CC 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 #8771CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5.19Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.35Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.38Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.5Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.82Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.93

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

#8771CC Channel Values

How #8771CC 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 135 · G 113 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 47% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 45% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8771CC 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8771CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8771CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8771CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8771CC
Complementary
#B5CC71
Analogous
#7187CC
Analogous
#B571CC
Triadic
#CC8771
Triadic
#71CC87
Split comp.
#CCB571
Split comp.
#87CC71

Tints & Shades of #8771CC

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

#9783D2
#A796D9
#B7A9E0
#C9BFE8
#D9D2EF
#E9E5F6

Shades

#6E53C1
#583DA9
#48328B
#39276D
#291C4F
#17102D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8771CC.

How #8771CC 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#8771CC
Protanopia#7575CC
Protanomaly#7D73CC
Deuteranopia#7979CC
Deuteranomaly#7F76CC
Tritanopia#788181
Tritanomaly#7E7BA5
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8771CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8771cc: #8771CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8771CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8771cc': '#8771CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.443, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_8771cc">#8771CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8771CC"

More Purple Colors

#8771CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8771CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8771CC?

#8771CC is a light purple — rgb(135, 113, 204) in RGB and hsl(255, 47%, 62%) 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #8771CC?

#8771CC is rgb(135, 113, 204) — red 135, green 113, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8771CC?

#8771CC converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 45%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8771CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8771CC scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8771CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8771CC 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 9.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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