What color is #8367AA?

#8367AA 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 #8367AA?

The RGB value is 131, 103, 170: 131 red, 103 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8367AA?

The complementary color is #8EAA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8367AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8367AA color

#8367AA rgb(131, 103, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8367AA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 40.4% green and 66.7% blue (131, 103, 170).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8367AA color codes

HEX	`#8367AA`
RGB	`rgb(131, 103, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 40.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 39%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, 25.2, -31.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 40.59, 308.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.464, 17.428, 40.256)`
Decimal	`8611754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8367AA, 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 #8367AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8367AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #8367AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8367aa; }
.text { color: #8367aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8367aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 103 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8367aa, #a567aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #8367AA?: #8367AA 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 #8367AA?: The RGB value is 131, 103, 170: 131 red, 103 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8367AA?: The complementary color is #8EAA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8367AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.