What color is #8071AA?

#8071AA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8071AA?

The RGB value is 128, 113, 170: 128 red, 113 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8071AA?

The complementary color is #9BAA71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8071AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8071AA color

#8071AA rgb(128, 113, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8071AA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.3% green and 66.7% blue (128, 113, 170).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#8071AA color codes

HEX	`#8071AA`
RGB	`rgb(128, 113, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 34%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, 18.32, -28.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 33.76, 302.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.061, 19.302, 40.586)`
Decimal	`8417706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8071AA, 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 #8071AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8071AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #8071AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8071aa; }
.text { color: #8071aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8071aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 113 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8071aa, #9c71aa); }

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Questions

What color is #8071AA?: #8071AA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8071AA?: The RGB value is 128, 113, 170: 128 red, 113 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8071AA?: The complementary color is #9BAA71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8071AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.