What color is #8364A6?

#8364A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8364A6?

The RGB value is 131, 100, 166: 131 red, 100 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8364A6?

The complementary color is #87A664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8364A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8364A6 color

#8364A6 rgb(131, 100, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8364A6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 39.2% green and 65.1% blue (131, 100, 166).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8364A6 color codes

HEX	`#8364A6`
RGB	`rgb(131, 100, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 39.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 40%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 40%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, 26, -30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 40.41, 310.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.799, 16.693, 38.195)`
Decimal	`8610982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8364A6, 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 #8364A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8364A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #8364A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8364a6; }
.text { color: #8364a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8364a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 100 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8364a6, #a464a6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8364A6?: #8364A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8364A6?: The RGB value is 131, 100, 166: 131 red, 100 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8364A6?: The complementary color is #87A664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8364A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.