What color is #8460BF?

#8460BF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8460BF?

The RGB value is 132, 96, 191: 132 red, 96 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8460BF?

The complementary color is #9BBF60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8460BF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8460BF color

#8460BF rgb(132, 96, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8460BF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 37.6% green and 74.9% blue (132, 96, 191).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#8460BF color codes

HEX	`#8460BF`
RGB	`rgb(132, 96, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 37.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 50%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 50%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, 34.87, -44.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 56.78, 307.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.1, 17.033, 51.351)`
Decimal	`8675519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8460BF, 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 #8460BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8460BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #8460BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8460bf; }
.text { color: #8460bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8460bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 96 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8460bf, #b360bf); }

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Questions

What color is #8460BF?: #8460BF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8460BF?: The RGB value is 132, 96, 191: 132 red, 96 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8460BF?: The complementary color is #9BBF60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8460BF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.