What color is #8272A0?

#8272A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8272A0?

The RGB value is 130, 114, 160: 130 red, 114 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8272A0?

The complementary color is #90A072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8272A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8272A0 color

#8272A0 rgb(130, 114, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8272A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 44.7% green and 62.7% blue (130, 114, 160).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#8272A0 color codes

HEX	`#8272A0`
RGB	`rgb(130, 114, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 44.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 29%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, 15.93, -22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 27.55, 305.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.567, 19.318, 35.844)`
Decimal	`8549024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8272A0, 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 #8272A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8272A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #8272A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8272a0; }
.text { color: #8272a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8272a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 114 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8272a0, #9972a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8272A0?: #8272A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8272A0?: The RGB value is 130, 114, 160: 130 red, 114 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8272A0?: The complementary color is #90A072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8272A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.