What color is #8475BA?

#8475BA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8475BA?

The RGB value is 132, 117, 186: 132 red, 117 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8475BA?

The complementary color is #ABBA75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8475BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8475BA color

#8475BA rgb(132, 117, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8475BA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.9% green and 72.9% blue (132, 117, 186).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8475BA color codes

HEX	`#8475BA`
RGB	`rgb(132, 117, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.14, 21.23, -34.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.14, 40.34, 301.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.738, 21.173, 49.228)`
Decimal	`8680890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8475BA, 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 #8475BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8475BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #8475BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8475ba; }
.text { color: #8475ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8475ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 117 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8475ba, #a675ba); }

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Questions

What color is #8475BA?: #8475BA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8475BA?: The RGB value is 132, 117, 186: 132 red, 117 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8475BA?: The complementary color is #ABBA75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8475BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.