What color is #8376B9?

#8376B9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8376B9?

The RGB value is 131, 118, 185: 131 red, 118 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8376B9?

The complementary color is #ACB976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8376B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8376B9 color

#8376B9 rgb(131, 118, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8376B9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.3% green and 72.5% blue (131, 118, 185).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 32% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#8376B9 color codes

HEX	`#8376B9`
RGB	`rgb(131, 118, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 32%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, 20.08, -33.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 39.09, 300.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.593, 21.285, 48.702)`
Decimal	`8615609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8376B9, 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 #8376B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8376B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #8376B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8376b9; }
.text { color: #8376b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8376b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 118 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8376b9, #a576b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8376B9?: #8376B9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8376B9?: The RGB value is 131, 118, 185: 131 red, 118 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8376B9?: The complementary color is #ACB976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8376B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.