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#8A79D8 Color

#8A79D8 is rgb(138, 121, 216) in RGB, hsl(251, 55%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 44%, 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 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A79D8
HEX#8A79D8
RGBrgb(138, 121, 216)
HSLhsl(251, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(251, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.14 290)
LABlab(55.61% 23.51 -47.18)
LCHlch(55.61% 52.71 296.48)

What #8A79D8 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 #8A79D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.18Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.97Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.85Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.02Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.47Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.28

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

#8A79D8 Channel Values

How #8A79D8 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 121 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 44% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.62:1 vs white · 5.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A79D8 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A79D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A79D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A79D8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A79D8
Complementary
#C7D879
Analogous
#7997D8
Analogous
#BA79D8
Triadic
#D88A79
Triadic
#79D88A
Split comp.
#D8BA79
Split comp.
#97D879

Tints & Shades of #8A79D8

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

#9B8CDE
#A99CE2
#BAB0E8
#C8C0ED
#D9D4F2
#E7E3F7

Shades

#6B55CE
#5037BE
#412D9A
#34247B
#251957
#160F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A79D8.

How #8A79D8 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#8A79D8
Protanopia#7C7CD8
Protanomaly#827BD8
Deuteranopia#7F7FD8
Deuteranomaly#847DD8
Tritanopia#798A8A
Tritanomaly#8083AF
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #8A79D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a79d8: #8A79D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A79D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a79d8': '#8A79D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.475, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_8a79d8">#8A79D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A79D8"

More Blue Colors

#8A79D8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8A79D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A79D8?

#8A79D8 is a light blue — rgb(138, 121, 216) in RGB and hsl(251, 55%, 66%) 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 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #8A79D8?

#8A79D8 is rgb(138, 121, 216) — red 138, green 121, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A79D8?

#8A79D8 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A79D8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A79D8 scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A79D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A79D8 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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