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#8772CA Color

#8772CA is rgb(135, 114, 202) in RGB, hsl(254, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 21%) 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 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8772CA
HEX#8772CA
RGBrgb(135, 114, 202)
HSLhsl(254, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(254, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.131 293.1)
LABlab(52.99% 23.56 -43.42)
LCHlch(52.99% 49.40 298.48)

What #8772CA 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 #8772CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5.23Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.79Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.97Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.65Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.21Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.35

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

#8772CA Channel Values

How #8772CA 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 114 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8772CA 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 text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8772CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8772CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8772CA
Complementary
#B5CA72
Analogous
#728ACA
Analogous
#B272CA
Triadic
#CA8772
Triadic
#72CA87
Split comp.
#CAB272
Split comp.
#8ACA72

Tints & Shades of #8772CA

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

#9785D1
#A697D8
#B6AADF
#C9C0E7
#D9D3EE
#E9E5F5

Shades

#6E55BE
#573FA6
#483489
#38296B
#291D4E
#17112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8772CA.

How #8772CA 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#8772CA
Protanopia#7676CA
Protanomaly#7D74CA
Deuteranopia#7979CA
Deuteranomaly#7F77CA
Tritanopia#788282
Tritanomaly#7E7CA4
Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #8772CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8772ca: #8772CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8772CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8772ca': '#8772CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.447, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_8772ca">#8772CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8772CA"

More Blue Colors

#8772CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8772CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8772CA?

#8772CA is a light blue — rgb(135, 114, 202) in RGB and hsl(254, 45%, 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 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #8772CA?

#8772CA is rgb(135, 114, 202) — red 135, green 114, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8772CA?

#8772CA converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8772CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8772CA scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8772CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8772CA 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 10.97, which is visibly different.

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