What color is #8376AA?

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

What is the RGB value of #8376AA?

The RGB value is 131, 118, 170: 131 red, 118 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8376AA?

The complementary color is #9DAA76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8376AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8376AA color

#8376AA rgb(131, 118, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8376AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.3% green and 66.7% blue (131, 118, 170).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% 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 5.14:1).

#8376AA color codes

HEX	`#8376AA`
RGB	`rgb(131, 118, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, 16.3, -25.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 30.61, 302.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.093, 20.684, 40.798)`
Decimal	`8615594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8376AA, 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 #8376AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8376AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #8376AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8376aa; }
.text { color: #8376aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8376aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 118 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8376aa, #9d76aa); }

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Questions

What color is #8376AA?: #8376AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8376AA?: The RGB value is 131, 118, 170: 131 red, 118 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8376AA?: The complementary color is #9DAA76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8376AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.