What color is #867BA9?

#867BA9 is a grayish violet known as Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aster?

The RGB value is 134, 123, 169: 134 red, 123 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aster?

The complementary color is #9EA97B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867BA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aster color: hex code #867BA9

#867BA9 rgb(134, 123, 169)

Shades of blue

Aster has the hex code #867BA9. It is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 48.2% green and 66.3% blue (134, 123, 169).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

Aster (#867BA9) color codes

HEX	`#867BA9`
RGB	`rgb(134, 123, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 48.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 27%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 14.06, -22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 26.91, 301.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.074, 22.099, 40.526)`
Decimal	`8813481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aster, 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 #867BA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867BA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #867BA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867ba9; }
.text { color: #867ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867ba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 123 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867ba9, #9d7ba9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #867BA9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #867BA9?: #867BA9 is a grayish violet known as Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aster?: The RGB value is 134, 123, 169: 134 red, 123 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aster?: The complementary color is #9EA97B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867BA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.