What color is #8475DD?

#8475DD is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8475DD?

The RGB value is 132, 117, 221: 132 red, 117 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8475DD?

The complementary color is #CEDD75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8475DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8475DD color

#8475DD rgb(132, 117, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8475DD is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.9% green and 86.7% blue (132, 117, 221).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 60% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#8475DD color codes

HEX	`#8475DD`
RGB	`rgb(132, 117, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 60%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 47%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 47%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, 30.65, -51.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 59.84, 300.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.925, 22.848, 71.279)`
Decimal	`8680925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8475DD, 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 #8475DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8475DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #8475DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8475dd; }
.text { color: #8475dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8475dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 117 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8475dd, #b875dd); }

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Questions

What color is #8475DD?: #8475DD is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8475DD?: The RGB value is 132, 117, 221: 132 red, 117 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8475DD?: The complementary color is #CEDD75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8475DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.