What color is #8779C4?

#8779C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8779C4?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 196: 135 red, 121 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8779C4?

The complementary color is #B6C479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8779C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8779C4 color

#8779C4 rgb(135, 121, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8779C4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 76.9% blue (135, 121, 196).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 39% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#8779C4 color codes

HEX	`#8779C4`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 39%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 38%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 38%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, 22.33, -37.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 43.45, 300.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.79, 22.811, 55.205)`
Decimal	`8878532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8779C4, 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 #8779C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8779C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #8779C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8779c4; }
.text { color: #8779c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8779c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8779c4, #ad79c4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8779C4?: #8779C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8779C4?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 196: 135 red, 121 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8779C4?: The complementary color is #B6C479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8779C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.