What color is #8277A1?

#8277A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8277A1?

The RGB value is 130, 119, 161: 130 red, 119 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8277A1?

The complementary color is #96A177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8277A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8277A1 color

#8277A1 rgb(130, 119, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8277A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.7% green and 63.1% blue (130, 119, 161).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#8277A1 color codes

HEX	`#8277A1`
RGB	`rgb(130, 119, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.41, 13.2, -20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.41, 24.79, 302.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.234, 20.513, 36.499)`
Decimal	`8550305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8277A1, 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 #8277A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8277A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #8277A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8277a1; }
.text { color: #8277a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8277a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 119 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8277a1, #9777a1); }

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Questions

What color is #8277A1?: #8277A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8277A1?: The RGB value is 130, 119, 161: 130 red, 119 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8277A1?: The complementary color is #96A177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8277A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.