What color is #8640E8?

#8640E8 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blue Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8640E8?

The RGB value is 134, 64, 232: 134 red, 64 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8640E8?

The complementary color is #A2E840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8640E8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8640E8 color

#8640E8 rgb(134, 64, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8640E8 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 25.1% green and 91% blue (134, 64, 232).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 79% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8640E8 color codes

HEX	`#8640E8`
RGB	`rgb(134, 64, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 25.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 79%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 72%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 72%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 62.47, -73.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 96.5, 310.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.227, 14.561, 77.757)`
Decimal	`8798440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8640E8, 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 #8640E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8640E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	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 #8640E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8640e8; }
.text { color: #8640e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8640e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 64 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8640e8, #da40e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8640E8?: #8640E8 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blue Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8640E8?: The RGB value is 134, 64, 232: 134 red, 64 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8640E8?: The complementary color is #A2E840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8640E8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.