What color is #8469AE?

#8469AE 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 #8469AE?

The RGB value is 132, 105, 174: 132 red, 105 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8469AE?

The complementary color is #93AE69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8469AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8469AE color

#8469AE rgb(132, 105, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8469AE is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.2% green and 68.2% blue (132, 105, 174).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 30% saturation and 55% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#8469AE color codes

HEX	`#8469AE`
RGB	`rgb(132, 105, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 40%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.57, 25.3, -32.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.57, 41.53, 307.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.206, 18.065, 42.353)`
Decimal	`8677806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8469AE, 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 #8469AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8469AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #8469AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8469ae; }
.text { color: #8469ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8469ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 105 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8469ae, #a769ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #8469AE?: #8469AE 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 #8469AE?: The RGB value is 132, 105, 174: 132 red, 105 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8469AE?: The complementary color is #93AE69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8469AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.