What color is #8359AC?

#8359AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8359AC?

The RGB value is 131, 89, 172: 131 red, 89 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8359AC?

The complementary color is #82AC59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8359AC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8359AC color

#8359AC rgb(131, 89, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8359AC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 34.9% green and 67.5% blue (131, 89, 172).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 33% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#8359AC color codes

HEX	`#8359AC`
RGB	`rgb(131, 89, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 34.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 33%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 48%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 48%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.56, 33.89, -38.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.56, 50.98, 311.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.377, 14.949, 40.834)`
Decimal	`8608172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8359AC, 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 #8359AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8359AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	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 #8359AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8359ac; }
.text { color: #8359ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8359ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 89 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8359ac, #ac59ac); }

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Questions

What color is #8359AC?: #8359AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8359AC?: The RGB value is 131, 89, 172: 131 red, 89 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8359AC?: The complementary color is #82AC59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8359AC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.