What color is #8459AC?

#8459AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8459AC?

The RGB value is 132, 89, 172: 132 red, 89 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8459AC?

The complementary color is #81AC59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8459AC?

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

#8459AC color

#8459AC rgb(132, 89, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8459AC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 34.9% green and 67.5% blue (132, 89, 172).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 33% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8459AC color codes

HEX	`#8459AC`
RGB	`rgb(132, 89, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 34.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 33%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 48%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 48%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, 34.18, -37.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 51.04, 312.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.533, 15.029, 40.841)`
Decimal	`8673708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8459AC, 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 #8459AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8459AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	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 #8459AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8459ac; }
.text { color: #8459ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8459ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 89 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8459ac, #ac59aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8459AC?: #8459AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8459AC?: The RGB value is 132, 89, 172: 132 red, 89 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8459AC?: The complementary color is #81AC59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8459AC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.