What color is #8375AB?

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

What is the RGB value of #8375AB?

The RGB value is 131, 117, 171: 131 red, 117 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8375AB?

The complementary color is #9DAB75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8375AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8375AB color

#8375AB rgb(131, 117, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8375AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.9% green and 67.1% blue (131, 117, 171).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#8375AB color codes

HEX	`#8375AB`
RGB	`rgb(131, 117, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, 17.13, -26.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 31.83, 302.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.07, 20.488, 41.259)`
Decimal	`8615339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8375AB, 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 #8375AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8375AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #8375AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8375ab; }
.text { color: #8375ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8375ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 117 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8375ab, #9e75ab); }

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Questions

What color is #8375AB?: #8375AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8375AB?: The RGB value is 131, 117, 171: 131 red, 117 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8375AB?: The complementary color is #9DAB75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8375AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.