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#8F77FE Color

#8F77FE is rgb(143, 119, 254) in RGB, hsl(251, 99%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 53%, 0%, 0%) 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 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F77FE
HEX#8F77FE
RGBrgb(143, 119, 254)
HSLhsl(251, 99%, 73%)
HSVhsv(251, 53%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 53%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.193 288.1)
LABlab(57.41% 34.24 -65.39)
LCHlch(57.41% 73.81 297.64)

What #8F77FE 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 #8F77FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.24Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.43Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 15.13Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.18Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.27Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.88

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

#8F77FE Channel Values

How #8F77FE 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 143 · G 119 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 99% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 53% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F77FE 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F77FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F77FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F77FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F77FE
Complementary
#E5FE76
Analogous
#76A1FE
Analogous
#D376FE
Triadic
#FE8F76
Triadic
#76FE8F
Split comp.
#FED376
Split comp.
#A1FE76

Tints & Shades of #8F77FE

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

#A08AFE
#AC9AFE
#BDAEFF
#C9BDFF
#DAD1FF
#E6E1FF

Shades

#6543FE
#3C10FE
#2901DA
#2001AD
#17017A
#0D0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F77FE.

How #8F77FE 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#8F77FE
Protanopia#7C7CFE
Protanomaly#847AFE
Deuteranopia#8080FE
Deuteranomaly#867CFE
Tritanopia#739292
Tritanomaly#7F88C7
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #8F77FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f77fe: #8F77FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F77FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f77fe': '#8F77FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.467, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_8f77fe">#8F77FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F77FE"

More Blue Colors

#8F77FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8F77FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F77FE?

#8F77FE is a light blue — rgb(143, 119, 254) in RGB and hsl(251, 99%, 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 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #8F77FE?

#8F77FE is rgb(143, 119, 254) — red 143, green 119, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F77FE?

#8F77FE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 53%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F77FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F77FE scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F77FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F77FE 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 6.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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