What color is #8379A5?

#8379A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8379A5?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 165: 131 red, 121 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8379A5?

The complementary color is #9BA579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8379A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8379A5 color

#8379A5 rgb(131, 121, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8379A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 64.7% blue (131, 121, 165).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#8379A5 color codes

HEX	`#8379A5`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 27%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, 13.31, -22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 25.81, 301.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.987, 21.216, 38.474)`
Decimal	`8616357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8379A5, 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 #8379A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8379A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #8379A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8379a5; }
.text { color: #8379a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8379a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8379a5, #9979a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8379A5?: #8379A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8379A5?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 165: 131 red, 121 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8379A5?: The complementary color is #9BA579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8379A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.