What color is #8467BA?

#8467BA 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 #8467BA?

The RGB value is 132, 103, 186: 132 red, 103 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8467BA?

The complementary color is #9DBA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8467BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8467BA color

#8467BA rgb(132, 103, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8467BA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 40.4% green and 72.9% blue (132, 103, 186).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#8467BA color codes

HEX	`#8467BA`
RGB	`rgb(132, 103, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.68, 29.5, -39.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.68, 49.49, 306.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.227, 18.151, 48.725)`
Decimal	`8677306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8467BA, 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 #8467BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8467BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #8467BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8467ba; }
.text { color: #8467ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8467ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 103 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8467ba, #ad67ba); }

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Questions

What color is #8467BA?: #8467BA 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 #8467BA?: The RGB value is 132, 103, 186: 132 red, 103 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8467BA?: The complementary color is #9DBA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8467BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.