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#8A79F6 Color

#8A79F6 is rgb(138, 121, 246) in RGB, hsl(248, 87%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A79F6
HEX#8A79F6
RGBrgb(138, 121, 246)
HSLhsl(248, 87%, 72%)
HSVhsv(248, 51%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.18 286.5)
LABlab(57.03% 30.07 -61.63)
LCHlch(57.03% 68.57 296.01)

What #8A79F6 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 #8A79F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.41Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.42Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.8Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 15.92Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 16.53Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 16.76

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

#8A79F6 Channel Values

How #8A79F6 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 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 87% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 51% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A79F6 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A79F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A79F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A79F6
Complementary
#E5F679
Analogous
#79A7F6
Analogous
#C879F6
Triadic
#F68A79
Triadic
#79F68A
Split comp.
#F6C879
Split comp.
#A7F679

Tints & Shades of #8A79F6

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

#9B8DF7
#A79BF8
#B8AEF9
#C9C1FB
#D9D4FC
#E6E2FD

Shades

#604AF2
#3B1FEF
#280ECD
#1E0B9D
#15086E
#0D0543

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How #8A79F6 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#8A79F6
Protanopia#7C7CF6
Protanomaly#827BF6
Deuteranopia#7F7FF6
Deuteranomaly#847DF6
Tritanopia#709191
Tritanomaly#7B88C2
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #8A79F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a79f6: #8A79F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A79F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a79f6': '#8A79F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.475, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_8a79f6">#8A79F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A79F6"

More Blue Colors

#8A79F6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8A79F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A79F6?

#8A79F6 is a light blue — rgb(138, 121, 246) in RGB and hsl(248, 87%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #8A79F6?

#8A79F6 is rgb(138, 121, 246) — red 138, green 121, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A79F6?

#8A79F6 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A79F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A79F6 scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A79F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A79F6 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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