What color is #8469BC?

#8469BC is a desaturated violet known as Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lavish Spending?

The RGB value is 132, 105, 188: 132 red, 105 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lavish Spending?

The complementary color is #A1BC69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8469BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lavish Spending color: hex code #8469BC

#8469BC rgb(132, 105, 188)

Shades of purple

Lavish Spending has the hex code #8469BC. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.2% green and 73.7% blue (132, 105, 188).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

Lavish Spending (#8469BC) color codes

HEX	`#8469BC`
RGB	`rgb(132, 105, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 44%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.26, 28.84, -39.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.26, 49.29, 305.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.642, 18.639, 49.919)`
Decimal	`8677820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lavish Spending, 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 #8469BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8469BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #8469BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8469bc; }
.text { color: #8469bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8469bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 105 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8469bc, #ae69bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8469BC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8469BC?: #8469BC is a desaturated violet known as Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lavish Spending?: The RGB value is 132, 105, 188: 132 red, 105 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lavish Spending?: The complementary color is #A1BC69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8469BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.