What color is #8468AD?

#8468AD 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 #8468AD?

The RGB value is 132, 104, 173: 132 red, 104 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8468AD?

The complementary color is #91AD68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8468AD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8468AD color

#8468AD rgb(132, 104, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8468AD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 40.8% green and 67.8% blue (132, 104, 173).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#8468AD color codes

HEX	`#8468AD`
RGB	`rgb(132, 104, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 40.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 40%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.28, 25.64, -32.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.28, 41.65, 308.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.007, 17.823, 41.808)`
Decimal	`8677549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8468AD, 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 #8468AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8468AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #8468AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8468ad; }
.text { color: #8468ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8468ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 104 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8468ad, #a768ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #8468AD?: #8468AD 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 #8468AD?: The RGB value is 132, 104, 173: 132 red, 104 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8468AD?: The complementary color is #91AD68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8468AD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.