What color is #8079A1?

#8079A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8079A1?

The RGB value is 128, 121, 161: 128 red, 121 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8079A1?

The complementary color is #9AA179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8079A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8079A1 color

#8079A1 rgb(128, 121, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8079A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.5% green and 63.1% blue (128, 121, 161).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#8079A1 color codes

HEX	`#8079A1`
RGB	`rgb(128, 121, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 11.36, -20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 23.39, 299.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.171, 20.837, 36.565)`
Decimal	`8419745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8079A1, 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 #8079A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8079A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #8079A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8079a1; }
.text { color: #8079a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8079a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 121 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8079a1, #9479a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8079A1?: #8079A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8079A1?: The RGB value is 128, 121, 161: 128 red, 121 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8079A1?: The complementary color is #9AA179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8079A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.