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#8787E8 Color

#8787E8 is rgb(135, 135, 232) in RGB, hsl(240, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 42%, 0%, 9%) 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 9.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8787E8
HEX#8787E8
RGBrgb(135, 135, 232)
HSLhsl(240, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(240, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 42%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.142 281.8)
LABlab(59.57% 18.40 -49.87)
LCHlch(59.57% 53.15 290.25)

What #8787E8 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 #8787E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.98Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.28Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.96Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 15.28Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 15.45Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 16.11

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

#8787E8 Channel Values

How #8787E8 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 135 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8787E8 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8787E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8787E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8787E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8787E8
Complementary
#E8E887
Analogous
#87B8E8
Analogous
#B887E8
Triadic
#E88787
Triadic
#87E887
Split comp.
#E8B887
Split comp.
#B8E887

Tints & Shades of #8787E8

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

#9898EB
#A5A5EE
#B6B6F1
#C7C7F4
#D8D8F8
#E5E5FA

Shades

#5C5CE0
#3636D9
#2323B8
#1B1B8D
#131363
#0B0B3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8787E8.

How #8787E8 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#8787E8
Protanopia#8787E8
Protanomaly#8787E8
Deuteranopia#8787E8
Deuteranomaly#8787E8
Tritanopia#739898
Tritanomaly#7B91BD
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #8787E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8787e8: #8787E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8787E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8787e8': '#8787E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.529, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_8787e8">#8787E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#8787E8"

More Blue Colors

#8787E8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8787E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8787E8?

#8787E8 is a light blue — rgb(135, 135, 232) in RGB and hsl(240, 68%, 72%) 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 9.98.

What is the RGB value of #8787E8?

#8787E8 is rgb(135, 135, 232) — red 135, green 135, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8787E8?

#8787E8 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 42%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8787E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8787E8 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8787E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8787E8 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 14.28, which is visibly different.

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