What color is #8373A9?

#8373A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8373A9?

The RGB value is 131, 115, 169: 131 red, 115 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8373A9?

The complementary color is #99A973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8373A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8373A9 color

#8373A9 rgb(131, 115, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8373A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.1% green and 66.3% blue (131, 115, 169).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#8373A9 color codes

HEX	`#8373A9`
RGB	`rgb(131, 115, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, 17.83, -26.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 32.02, 303.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.651, 19.951, 40.186)`
Decimal	`8614825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8373A9, 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 #8373A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8373A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #8373A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8373a9; }
.text { color: #8373a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8373a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 115 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8373a9, #9e73a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8373A9?: #8373A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8373A9?: The RGB value is 131, 115, 169: 131 red, 115 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8373A9?: The complementary color is #99A973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8373A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.