What color is #8174FF?

#8174FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8174FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #8174FF?

The complementary color is #F2FF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8174FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8174FF color

#8174FF rgb(129, 116, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8174FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.5% green and 100% blue (129, 116, 255).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8174FF color codes

HEX	`#8174FF`
RGB	`rgb(129, 116, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 55%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.46, 40.3, -67.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.46, 78.92, 300.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.343, 24.376, 97.536)`
Decimal	`8484095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8174FF, 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 #8174FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8174FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8174FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8174ff; }
.text { color: #8174ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8174ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 116 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8174ff, #c774ff); }

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Questions

What color is #8174FF?: #8174FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8174FF?: The RGB value is 129, 116, 255: 129 red, 116 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8174FF?: The complementary color is #F2FF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8174FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.