What color is #8758FF?

#8758FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Candy Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8758FF?

The RGB value is 135, 88, 255: 135 red, 88 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8758FF?

The complementary color is #D0FF58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8758FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8758FF color

#8758FF rgb(135, 88, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8758FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.5% green and 100% blue (135, 88, 255).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Candy Grape Fizz (#7755EE), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#8758FF color codes

HEX	`#8758FF`
RGB	`rgb(135, 88, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 65%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 65%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, 56.92, -76.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 95.38, 306.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.526, 19.349, 96.662)`
Decimal	`8870143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8758FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8758FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8758FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8758FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8758ff; }
.text { color: #8758ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8758ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 88 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8758ff, #da58ff); }

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Questions

What color is #8758FF?: #8758FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Candy Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8758FF?: The RGB value is 135, 88, 255: 135 red, 88 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8758FF?: The complementary color is #D0FF58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8758FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.