What color is #8376A3?

#8376A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8376A3?

The RGB value is 131, 118, 163: 131 red, 118 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8376A3?

The complementary color is #96A376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8376A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8376A3 color

#8376A3 rgb(131, 118, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8376A3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.3% green and 63.9% blue (131, 118, 163).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#8376A3 color codes

HEX	`#8376A3`
RGB	`rgb(131, 118, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.32, 14.6, -22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.32, 26.64, 303.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.448, 20.426, 37.403)`
Decimal	`8615587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8376A3, 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 #8376A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8376A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #8376A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8376a3; }
.text { color: #8376a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8376a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 118 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8376a3, #9976a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8376A3?: #8376A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8376A3?: The RGB value is 131, 118, 163: 131 red, 118 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8376A3?: The complementary color is #96A376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8376A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.