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#8F79D7 Color

#8F79D7 is rgb(143, 121, 215) in RGB, hsl(254, 54%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 16%) 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 7.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F79D7
HEX#8F79D7
RGBrgb(143, 121, 215)
HSLhsl(254, 54%, 66%)
HSVhsv(254, 44%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.139 292.8)
LABlab(56.03% 24.79 -45.92)
LCHlch(56.03% 52.18 298.36)

What #8F79D7 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 #8F79D7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.25Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.51Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.84Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.7Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.75

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

#8F79D7 Channel Values

How #8F79D7 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 121 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 54% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 44% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F79D7 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F79D7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F79D7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F79D7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F79D7
Complementary
#C1D779
Analogous
#7992D7
Analogous
#BE79D7
Triadic
#D78F79
Triadic
#79D78F
Split comp.
#D7BE79
Split comp.
#92D779

Tints & Shades of #8F79D7

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

#A08DDD
#AD9DE2
#BDB0E8
#CAC0EC
#DBD4F2
#E8E4F7

Shades

#7256CD
#5738BC
#472E99
#38247A
#281A56
#180F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F79D7.

How #8F79D7 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#8F79D7
Protanopia#7D7DD7
Protanomaly#857BD7
Deuteranopia#8181D7
Deuteranomaly#877ED7
Tritanopia#7F8A8A
Tritanomaly#8683AE
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8F79D7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f79d7: #8F79D7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F79D7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f79d7': '#8F79D7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.475, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_8f79d7">#8F79D7</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F79D7"

More Blue Colors

#8F79D7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8F79D7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F79D7?

#8F79D7 is a light blue — rgb(143, 121, 215) in RGB and hsl(254, 54%, 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 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #8F79D7?

#8F79D7 is rgb(143, 121, 215) — red 143, green 121, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F79D7?

#8F79D7 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F79D7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F79D7 scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F79D7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F79D7 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 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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