What color is #8178A1?

#8178A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8178A1?

The RGB value is 129, 120, 161: 129 red, 120 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8178A1?

The complementary color is #98A178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8178A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8178A1 color

#8178A1 rgb(129, 120, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8178A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.1% green and 63.1% blue (129, 120, 161).

Its hue angle is 253°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#8178A1 color codes

HEX	`#8178A1`
RGB	`rgb(129, 120, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.59, 12.28, -20.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.59, 24.08, 300.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.201, 20.673, 36.532)`
Decimal	`8485025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8178A1, 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 #8178A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8178A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #8178A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8178a1; }
.text { color: #8178a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8178a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 120 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8178a1, #9678a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8178A1?: #8178A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8178A1?: The RGB value is 129, 120, 161: 129 red, 120 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8178A1?: The complementary color is #98A178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8178A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.