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#8A77D4 Color

#8A77D4 is rgb(138, 119, 212) in RGB, hsl(252, 52%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 44%, 0%, 17%) 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 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A77D4
HEX#8A77D4
RGBrgb(138, 119, 212)
HSLhsl(252, 52%, 65%)
HSVhsv(252, 44%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 44%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.137 291.3)
LABlab(54.94% 23.77 -45.98)
LCHlch(54.94% 51.76 297.34)

What #8A77D4 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 #8A77D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5.77Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.21Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.57Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.52Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.72

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

#8A77D4 Channel Values

How #8A77D4 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 138 · G 119 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 52% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 44% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A77D4 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A77D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A77D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A77D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A77D4
Complementary
#C2D477
Analogous
#7793D4
Analogous
#B877D4
Triadic
#D48A77
Triadic
#77D48A
Split comp.
#D4B877
Split comp.
#93D477

Tints & Shades of #8A77D4

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

#9B8BDA
#A89ADF
#B9AEE5
#C9C1EB
#DAD4F2
#E8E4F6

Shades

#6C54C9
#543BBA
#443097
#352574
#251A51
#171032

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A77D4.

How #8A77D4 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#8A77D4
Protanopia#7B7BD4
Protanomaly#8179D4
Deuteranopia#7E7ED4
Deuteranomaly#837BD4
Tritanopia#7A8787
Tritanomaly#8181AC
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #8A77D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a77d4: #8A77D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A77D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a77d4': '#8A77D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.467, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_8a77d4">#8A77D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A77D4"

More Blue Colors

#8A77D4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8A77D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A77D4?

#8A77D4 is a light blue — rgb(138, 119, 212) in RGB and hsl(252, 52%, 65%) 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #8A77D4?

#8A77D4 is rgb(138, 119, 212) — red 138, green 119, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A77D4?

#8A77D4 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 44%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A77D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A77D4 scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A77D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A77D4 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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