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#8778FC Color

#8778FC is rgb(135, 120, 252) in RGB, hsl(247, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 52%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8778FC
HEX#8778FC
RGBrgb(135, 120, 252)
HSLhsl(247, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(247, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.19 285)
LABlab(56.84% 31.22 -65.25)
LCHlch(56.84% 72.34 295.57)

What #8778FC 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 #8778FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.26Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 13.3Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.99Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.67Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.83Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 16.22

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

#8778FC Channel Values

How #8778FC 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 120 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8778FC 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8778FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8778FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8778FC
Complementary
#EDFC78
Analogous
#78ABFC
Analogous
#CA78FC
Triadic
#FC8778
Triadic
#78FC87
Split comp.
#FCCA78
Split comp.
#ABFC78

Tints & Shades of #8778FC

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

#998CFD
#A69BFD
#B8AFFD
#C5BEFE
#D7D2FE
#E4E1FE

Shades

#5B46FB
#2F14FA
#1D04D7
#1703AA
#100278
#090146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8778FC.

How #8778FC 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#8778FC
Protanopia#7B7BFC
Protanomaly#807AFC
Deuteranopia#7D7DFC
Deuteranomaly#817BFC
Tritanopia#699292
Tritanomaly#7688C5
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #8778FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8778fc: #8778FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8778FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8778fc': '#8778FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.471, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_8778fc">#8778FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8778FC"

More Blue Colors

#8778FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8778FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8778FC?

#8778FC is a light blue — rgb(135, 120, 252) in RGB and hsl(247, 96%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #8778FC?

#8778FC is rgb(135, 120, 252) — red 135, green 120, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8778FC?

#8778FC converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 52%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8778FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8778FC scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8778FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8778FC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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