What color is #8375A5?

#8375A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8375A5?

The RGB value is 131, 117, 165: 131 red, 117 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8375A5?

The complementary color is #97A575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8375A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8375A5 color

#8375A5 rgb(131, 117, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8375A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.9% green and 64.7% blue (131, 117, 165).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#8375A5 color codes

HEX	`#8375A5`
RGB	`rgb(131, 117, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, 15.67, -23.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 28.43, 303.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.511, 20.264, 38.315)`
Decimal	`8615333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8375A5, 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 #8375A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8375A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #8375A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8375a5; }
.text { color: #8375a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8375a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 117 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8375a5, #9b75a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8375A5?: #8375A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8375A5?: The RGB value is 131, 117, 165: 131 red, 117 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8375A5?: The complementary color is #97A575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8375A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.