What color is #8473D7?

#8473D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8473D7?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 215: 132 red, 115 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8473D7?

The complementary color is #C6D773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8473D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8473D7 color

#8473D7 rgb(132, 115, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8473D7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 84.3% blue (132, 115, 215).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 56% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#8473D7 color codes

HEX	`#8473D7`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 56%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 47%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 47%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, 30.16, -49.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 57.79, 301.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.909, 22.072, 67.067)`
Decimal	`8680407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8473D7, 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 #8473D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8473D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #8473D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8473d7; }
.text { color: #8473d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8473d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8473d7, #b673d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8473D7?: #8473D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8473D7?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 215: 132 red, 115 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8473D7?: The complementary color is #C6D773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8473D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.