What color is #8174C4?

#8174C4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8174C4?

The RGB value is 129, 116, 196: 129 red, 116 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8174C4?

The complementary color is #B7C474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8174C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8174C4 color

#8174C4 rgb(129, 116, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8174C4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.5% green and 76.9% blue (129, 116, 196).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 40% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8174C4 color codes

HEX	`#8174C4`
RGB	`rgb(129, 116, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 40%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 41%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 41%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, 23.6, -40.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 46.53, 300.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.26, 21.143, 54.964)`
Decimal	`8484036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8174C4, 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 #8174C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8174C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #8174C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8174c4; }
.text { color: #8174c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8174c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 116 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8174c4, #a974c4); }

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Questions

What color is #8174C4?: #8174C4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8174C4?: The RGB value is 129, 116, 196: 129 red, 116 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8174C4?: The complementary color is #B7C474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8174C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.