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#8779BE Color

#8779BE is rgb(135, 121, 190) in RGB, hsl(252, 35%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8779BE
HEX#8779BE
RGBrgb(135, 121, 190)
HSLhsl(252, 35%, 61%)
HSVhsv(252, 36%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.103 292.4)
LABlab(54.26% 17.24 -34.61)
LCHlch(54.26% 38.66 296.48)

What #8779BE 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 #8779BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.76Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.38Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.81Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.67Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 12.57Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.96

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

#8779BE Channel Values

How #8779BE 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 121 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 35% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 36% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.81:1 vs white · 5.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8779BE 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 text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8779BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8779BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8779BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8779BE
Complementary
#B0BE79
Analogous
#798EBE
Analogous
#A979BE
Triadic
#BE8779
Triadic
#79BE87
Split comp.
#BEA979
Split comp.
#8EBE79

Tints & Shades of #8779BE

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

#968AC7
#A99FD1
#B8B0D9
#C7C1E1
#D7D2E9
#E9E7F3

Shades

#6E5DB1
#5B4B9B
#4B3D7F
#382E60
#282145
#181429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8779BE.

How #8779BE 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#8779BE
Protanopia#7C7CBE
Protanomaly#807BBE
Deuteranopia#7E7EBE
Deuteranomaly#827CBE
Tritanopia#7C8484
Tritanomaly#80809F
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #8779BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8779be: #8779BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8779BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8779be': '#8779BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.475, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_8779be">#8779BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8779BE"

More Blue Colors

#8779BE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8779BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8779BE?

#8779BE is a light blue — rgb(135, 121, 190) in RGB and hsl(252, 35%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #8779BE?

#8779BE is rgb(135, 121, 190) — red 135, green 121, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8779BE?

#8779BE converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8779BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8779BE scores 3.81:1 against white and 5.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8779BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8779BE 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 21.58, which is visibly different.

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