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#8A7DD9 Color

#8A7DD9 is rgb(138, 125, 217) in RGB, hsl(248, 55%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 42%, 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 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A7DD9
HEX#8A7DD9
RGBrgb(138, 125, 217)
HSLhsl(248, 55%, 67%)
HSVhsv(248, 42%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 42%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.135 288.5)
LABlab(56.65% 21.51 -46.10)
LCHlch(56.65% 50.87 295.01)

What #8A7DD9 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 #8A7DD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.43Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.14Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.37Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.16Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 15.26Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 15.29

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

#8A7DD9 Channel Values

How #8A7DD9 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 125 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 55% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 42% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A7DD9 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A7DD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A7DD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A7DD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A7DD9
Complementary
#CDD97D
Analogous
#7D9FD9
Analogous
#B77DD9
Triadic
#D9897D
Triadic
#7DD989
Split comp.
#D9B77D
Split comp.
#9FD97D

Tints & Shades of #8A7DD9

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

#978CDE
#A9A0E3
#B7B0E8
#C9C4EE
#D8D4F2
#EAE7F8

Shades

#6959CF
#4B38C2
#3D2E9E
#2F247B
#211957
#140F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A7DD9.

How #8A7DD9 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#8A7DD9
Protanopia#7F7FD9
Protanomaly#847ED9
Deuteranopia#8181D9
Deuteranomaly#8580D9
Tritanopia#798D8D
Tritanomaly#8087B1
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #8A7DD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a7dd9: #8A7DD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A7DD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a7dd9': '#8A7DD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.490, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_8a7dd9">#8A7DD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A7DD9"

More Blue Colors

#8A7DD9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8A7DD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A7DD9?

#8A7DD9 is a light blue — rgb(138, 125, 217) in RGB and hsl(248, 55%, 67%) 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 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #8A7DD9?

#8A7DD9 is rgb(138, 125, 217) — red 138, green 125, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A7DD9?

#8A7DD9 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 42%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A7DD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A7DD9 scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A7DD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A7DD9 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 11.37, which is visibly different.

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