What color is #8788E5?

#8788E5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8788E5?

The RGB value is 135, 136, 229: 135 red, 136 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8788E5?

The complementary color is #E5E487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8788E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8788E5 color

#8788E5 rgb(135, 136, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8788E5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.3% green and 89.8% blue (135, 136, 229).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 64% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#8788E5 color codes

HEX	`#8788E5`
RGB	`rgb(135, 136, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 64%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 41%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 41%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, 22.47, -47.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 52.42, 295.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.935, 28.415, 77.863)`
Decimal	`8882405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8788E5, 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 #8788E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8788E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #8788E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8788e5; }
.text { color: #8788e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8788e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 136 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8788e5, #b587e5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8788E5?: #8788E5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8788E5?: The RGB value is 135, 136, 229: 135 red, 136 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8788E5?: The complementary color is #E5E487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8788E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.