Skip to content

#8773CE Color

#8773CE is rgb(135, 115, 206) in RGB, hsl(253, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8773CE
HEX#8773CE
RGBrgb(135, 115, 206)
HSLhsl(253, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(253, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.135 292)
LABlab(53.41% 23.84 -45.03)
LCHlch(53.41% 50.95 297.90)

What #8773CE 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 #8773CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 4.91Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.43Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.71Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.22Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.7Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.36

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

#8773CE Channel Values

How #8773CE 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 115 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.91:1 vs white · 5.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8773CE 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 text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8773CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8773CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8773CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8773CE
Complementary
#BACE73
Analogous
#738DCE
Analogous
#B473CE
Triadic
#CE8773
Triadic
#73CE87
Split comp.
#CEB473
Split comp.
#8DCE73

Tints & Shades of #8773CE

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

#9786D5
#A799DB
#B8ACE2
#C8BFE8
#D8D2EF
#E8E5F6

Shades

#6D55C3
#553DAE
#47328F
#36266D
#271C4F
#16102D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8773CE.

How #8773CE 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#8773CE
Protanopia#7777CE
Protanomaly#7E75CE
Deuteranopia#7A7ACE
Deuteranomaly#7F77CE
Tritanopia#778383
Tritanomaly#7E7DA6
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8773CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8773ce: #8773CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8773CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8773ce': '#8773CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.451, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8773ce">#8773CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8773CE"

More Blue Colors

#8773CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8773CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8773CE?

#8773CE is a light blue — rgb(135, 115, 206) in RGB and hsl(253, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #8773CE?

#8773CE is rgb(135, 115, 206) — red 135, green 115, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8773CE?

#8773CE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8773CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8773CE scores 3.91:1 against white and 5.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8773CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8773CE 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 9.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #8773CE in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.