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#8777AC Color

#8777AC is rgb(135, 119, 172) in RGB, hsl(258, 24%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8777AC
HEX#8777AC
RGBrgb(135, 119, 172)
HSLhsl(258, 24%, 57%)
HSVhsv(258, 31%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.081 297.8)
LABlab(53.08% 14.89 -26.13)
LCHlch(53.08% 30.07 299.68)

What #8777AC 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 #8777AC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.67Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.14Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.21Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.03Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.6French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.21

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

#8777AC Channel Values

How #8777AC 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 119 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 24% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 31% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 33%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 #8777AC 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 #8777AC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8777AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8777AC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8777AC
Complementary
#9CAC77
Analogous
#7782AC
Analogous
#A177AC
Triadic
#AC8777
Triadic
#77AC87
Split comp.
#ACA177
Split comp.
#82AC77

Tints & Shades of #8777AC

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

#988AB7
#A89DC3
#B9B0CF
#C7C0D8
#D8D3E4
#E9E6EF

Shades

#715F9B
#615185
#4E426C
#3E3455
#2C253C
#1C1726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8777AC.

How #8777AC 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#8777AC
Protanopia#7A7AAC
Protanomaly#7F79AC
Deuteranopia#7D7DAC
Deuteranomaly#817AAC
Tritanopia#7F7F7F
Tritanomaly#827C93
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #8777AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8777ac: #8777AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8777AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8777ac': '#8777AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.467, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_8777ac">#8777AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8777AC"

More Purple Colors

#8777AC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8777AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8777AC?

#8777AC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 119, 172) in RGB and hsl(258, 24%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #8777AC?

#8777AC is rgb(135, 119, 172) — red 135, green 119, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8777AC?

#8777AC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8777AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8777AC 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 #8777AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8777AC 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 23.74, which is visibly different.

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