#8B77FD Color

#8B77FD is rgb(139, 119, 253) in RGB, hsl(249, 97%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 53%, 0%, 1%) 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 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B77FD

HEX#8B77FD

RGBrgb(139, 119, 253)

HSLhsl(249, 97%, 73%)

HSVhsv(249, 53%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 53%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.192 286.7)

LABlab(57.00% 33.00 -65.51)

LCHlch(57.00% 73.36 296.74)

What #8B77FD 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 #8B77FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.86 Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 14.13 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.2 Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.56 Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.16 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.14

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#8B77FD Channel Values

How #8B77FD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 139 · G 119 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 249° · S 97% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 249° · S 53% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 45% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.41:1 vs white · 6.15:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B77FD 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8B77FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B77FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8B77FD

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.

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How #8B77FD 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#8B77FD

Protanopia#7B7BFD

Protanomaly#8279FD

Deuteranopia#7E7EFD

Deuteranomaly#837BFD

Tritanopia#6E9191

Tritanomaly#7B88C6

Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #8B77FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b77fd: #8B77FD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B77FD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b77fd': '#8B77FD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.467, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_8b77fd">#8B77FD</color>

SVG fillfill="#8B77FD"

More Blue Colors

#8B77FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#8B77FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B77FD?

#8B77FD is a light blue — rgb(139, 119, 253) in RGB and hsl(249, 97%, 73%) 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 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #8B77FD?

#8B77FD is rgb(139, 119, 253) — red 139, green 119, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B77FD?

#8B77FD converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 53%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B77FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8B77FD scores 3.41:1 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 #8B77FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B77FD 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 5.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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