What color is #8779B9?

#8779B9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8779B9?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 185: 135 red, 121 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8779B9?

The complementary color is #ABB979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8779B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8779B9 color

#8779B9 rgb(135, 121, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8779B9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 72.5% blue (135, 121, 185).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 31% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#8779B9 color codes

HEX	`#8779B9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 31%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 35%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 35%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.37, 19.5, -31.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.37, 37.28, 301.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.584, 22.328, 48.851)`
Decimal	`8878521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8779B9, 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 #8779B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8779B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #8779B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8779b9; }
.text { color: #8779b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8779b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8779b9, #a779b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8779B9?: #8779B9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8779B9?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 185: 135 red, 121 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8779B9?: The complementary color is #ABB979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8779B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.