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#8780CB Color

#8780CB is rgb(135, 128, 203) in RGB, hsl(246, 42%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 37%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8780CB
HEX#8780CB
RGBrgb(135, 128, 203)
HSLhsl(246, 42%, 65%)
HSVhsv(246, 37%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 37%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.111 287.1)
LABlab(56.57% 16.00 -38.38)
LCHlch(56.57% 41.58 292.63)

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

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.58Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.16Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.28Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.62Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 14.3Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 15.16

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

#8780CB Channel Values

How #8780CB 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 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 42% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 37% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8780CB 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 text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8780CB

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

Base
#8780CB
Complementary
#C4CB80
Analogous
#809ECB
Analogous
#AD80CB
Triadic
#CB8880
Triadic
#80CB88
Split comp.
#CBAD80
Split comp.
#9ECB80

Tints & Shades of #8780CB

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

#9992D3
#A6A1D9
#B7B3E0
#C8C5E7
#DAD7EF
#E7E6F5

Shades

#6960BE
#5147AE
#423A8D
#332C6D
#241F4C
#16132F

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

How #8780CB 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#8780CB
Protanopia#8181CB
Protanomaly#8481CB
Deuteranopia#8282CB
Deuteranomaly#8481CB
Tritanopia#7A8C8C
Tritanomaly#7F88A9
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8780CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8780cb: #8780CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8780CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8780cb': '#8780CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.502, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_8780cb">#8780CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8780CB"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8780CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8780CB?

#8780CB is a light blue — rgb(135, 128, 203) in RGB and hsl(246, 42%, 65%) 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 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #8780CB?

#8780CB is rgb(135, 128, 203) — red 135, green 128, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8780CB?

#8780CB converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 37%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8780CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8780CB scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8780CB 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 18.14, which is visibly different.

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