What color is #8173CE?

#8173CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8173CE?

The RGB value is 129, 115, 206: 129 red, 115 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8173CE?

The complementary color is #C0CE73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8173CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8173CE color

#8173CE rgb(129, 115, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8173CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.1% green and 80.8% blue (129, 115, 206).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#8173CE color codes

HEX	`#8173CE`
RGB	`rgb(129, 115, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 44%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.37, 26.91, -45.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.37, 52.76, 300.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.322, 21.384, 61.121)`
Decimal	`8483790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8173CE, 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 #8173CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8173CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #8173CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8173ce; }
.text { color: #8173ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8173ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 115 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8173ce, #af73ce); }

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Questions

What color is #8173CE?: #8173CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8173CE?: The RGB value is 129, 115, 206: 129 red, 115 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8173CE?: The complementary color is #C0CE73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8173CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.