What color is #8467D1?

#8467D1 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8467D1?

The RGB value is 132, 103, 209: 132 red, 103 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8467D1?

The complementary color is #B4D167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8467D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8467D1 color

#8467D1 rgb(132, 103, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8467D1 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 40.4% green and 82% blue (132, 103, 209).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 54% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8467D1 color codes

HEX	`#8467D1`
RGB	`rgb(132, 103, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 54%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 51%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 51%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.93, 35.55, -50.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.93, 62.13, 304.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.872, 19.209, 62.654)`
Decimal	`8677329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8467D1, 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 #8467D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8467D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #8467D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8467d1; }
.text { color: #8467d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8467d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 103 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8467d1, #b967d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8467D1?: #8467D1 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8467D1?: The RGB value is 132, 103, 209: 132 red, 103 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8467D1?: The complementary color is #B4D167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8467D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.