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#8777D4 Color

#8777D4 is rgb(135, 119, 212) in RGB, hsl(250, 52%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 17%) 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 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8777D4
HEX#8777D4
RGBrgb(135, 119, 212)
HSLhsl(250, 52%, 65%)
HSVhsv(250, 44%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.137 289.7)
LABlab(54.66% 22.88 -46.44)
LCHlch(54.66% 51.77 296.23)

What #8777D4 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 #8777D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5.02Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.77Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.88Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.35Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.72Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 15.02

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

#8777D4 Channel Values

How #8777D4 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 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 52% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 44% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8777D4 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8777D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8777D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8777D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8777D4
Complementary
#C5D477
Analogous
#7796D4
Analogous
#B577D4
Triadic
#D48777
Triadic
#77D487
Split comp.
#D4B577
Split comp.
#96D477

Tints & Shades of #8777D4

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

#988BDA
#A69ADF
#B7AEE5
#C8C1EB
#D9D4F2
#E7E4F6

Shades

#6854C9
#503BBA
#413097
#322574
#231A51
#161032

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8777D4.

How #8777D4 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#8777D4
Protanopia#7A7AD4
Protanomaly#7F79D4
Deuteranopia#7D7DD4
Deuteranomaly#817AD4
Tritanopia#768787
Tritanomaly#7D81AC
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8777D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8777d4: #8777D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8777D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8777d4': '#8777D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.467, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_8777d4">#8777D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#8777D4"

More Blue Colors

#8777D4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8777D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8777D4?

#8777D4 is a light blue — rgb(135, 119, 212) in RGB and hsl(250, 52%, 65%) 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 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #8777D4?

#8777D4 is rgb(135, 119, 212) — red 135, green 119, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8777D4?

#8777D4 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8777D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8777D4 scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8777D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8777D4 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 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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