What color is #8368BD?

#8368BD 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 #8368BD?

The RGB value is 131, 104, 189: 131 red, 104 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8368BD?

The complementary color is #A2BD68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8368BD?

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

#8368BD color

#8368BD rgb(131, 104, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8368BD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 40.8% green and 74.1% blue (131, 104, 189).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8368BD color codes

HEX	`#8368BD`
RGB	`rgb(131, 104, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 40.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 45%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, 29.4, -41.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 50.46, 305.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.493, 18.4, 50.448)`
Decimal	`8612029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8368BD, 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 #8368BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8368BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #8368BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8368bd; }
.text { color: #8368bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8368bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 104 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8368bd, #ad68bd); }

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Questions

What color is #8368BD?: #8368BD 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 #8368BD?: The RGB value is 131, 104, 189: 131 red, 104 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8368BD?: The complementary color is #A2BD68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8368BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.