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#8780BC Color

#8780BC is rgb(135, 128, 188) in RGB, hsl(247, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 26%) 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 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8780BC
HEX#8780BC
RGBrgb(135, 128, 188)
HSLhsl(247, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(247, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.089 288.9)
LABlab(56.00% 12.97 -30.77)
LCHlch(56.00% 33.40 292.86)

What #8780BC 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 #8780BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.5Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.66Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.68Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.6Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.01Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.83

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

#8780BC Channel Values

How #8780BC 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 128 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8780BC 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8780BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8780BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8780BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8780BC
Complementary
#B5BC80
Analogous
#8097BC
Analogous
#A580BC
Triadic
#BC8780
Triadic
#80BC87
Split comp.
#BCA580
Split comp.
#97BC80

Tints & Shades of #8780BC

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

#9791C5
#A7A1CE
#B6B2D7
#C9C6E1
#D9D7EA
#E9E8F3

Shades

#6E65AE
#574F96
#48417C
#383361
#292546
#171528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8780BC.

How #8780BC 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#8780BC
Protanopia#8181BC
Protanomaly#8481BC
Deuteranopia#8282BC
Deuteranomaly#8481BC
Tritanopia#7D8989
Tritanomaly#8186A0
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #8780BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8780bc: #8780BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8780BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8780bc': '#8780BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.502, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_8780bc">#8780BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8780BC"

More Blue Colors

#8780BC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8780BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8780BC?

#8780BC is a light blue — rgb(135, 128, 188) in RGB and hsl(247, 31%, 62%) 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 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #8780BC?

#8780BC is rgb(135, 128, 188) — red 135, green 128, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8780BC?

#8780BC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8780BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8780BC scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8780BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8780BC 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 21.81, which is visibly different.

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