What color is #8779BD?

#8779BD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8779BD?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 189: 135 red, 121 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8779BD?

The complementary color is #AFBD79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8779BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8779BD color

#8779BD rgb(135, 121, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8779BD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 74.1% blue (135, 121, 189).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#8779BD color codes

HEX	`#8779BD`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 34%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 36%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, 20.52, -33.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 39.53, 301.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.012, 22.499, 51.107)`
Decimal	`8878525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8779BD, 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 #8779BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8779BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #8779BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8779bd; }
.text { color: #8779bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8779bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8779bd, #a979bd); }

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Questions

What color is #8779BD?: #8779BD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8779BD?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 189: 135 red, 121 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8779BD?: The complementary color is #AFBD79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8779BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.