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#8781DA Color

#8781DA is rgb(135, 129, 218) in RGB, hsl(244, 55%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 41%, 0%, 15%) 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 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8781DA
HEX#8781DA
RGBrgb(135, 129, 218)
HSLhsl(244, 55%, 68%)
HSVhsv(244, 41%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 41%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.131 285.2)
LABlab(57.44% 18.63 -45.43)
LCHlch(57.44% 49.10 292.29)

What #8781DA 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 #8781DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.38Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.53Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.39Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.71Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 16.73Han Blue#446CCFΔE 17.14

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

#8781DA Channel Values

How #8781DA 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 129 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 55% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 41% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8781DA 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8781DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8781DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8781DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8781DA
Complementary
#D4DA81
Analogous
#81A7DA
Analogous
#B381DA
Triadic
#DA8781
Triadic
#81DA87
Split comp.
#DAB381
Split comp.
#A7DA81

Tints & Shades of #8781DA

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

#9690DF
#A8A4E5
#B7B4E9
#C7C4EE
#D6D4F2
#E8E7F8

Shades

#655DD0
#4339C6
#372FA2
#29247B
#1D1957
#110F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8781DA.

How #8781DA 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#8781DA
Protanopia#8282DA
Protanomaly#8482DA
Deuteranopia#8383DA
Deuteranomaly#8582DA
Tritanopia#769090
Tritanomaly#7D8AB3
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #8781DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8781da: #8781DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8781DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8781da': '#8781DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.506, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_8781da">#8781DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8781DA"

More Blue Colors

#8781DA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8781DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8781DA?

#8781DA is a light blue — rgb(135, 129, 218) in RGB and hsl(244, 55%, 68%) 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 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #8781DA?

#8781DA is rgb(135, 129, 218) — red 135, green 129, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8781DA?

#8781DA converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 41%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8781DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8781DA scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8781DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8781DA 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 14.39, which is visibly different.

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