What color is #8661B8?

#8661B8 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 #8661B8?

The RGB value is 134, 97, 184: 134 red, 97 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8661B8?

The complementary color is #93B861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8661B8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8661B8 color

#8661B8 rgb(134, 97, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8661B8 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 38% green and 72.2% blue (134, 97, 184).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#8661B8 color codes

HEX	`#8661B8`
RGB	`rgb(134, 97, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 38%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 47%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 47%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, 33.06, -40.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 52.4, 309.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.756, 17.078, 47.436)`
Decimal	`8806840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8661B8, 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 #8661B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8661B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #8661B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8661b8; }
.text { color: #8661b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8661b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 97 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8661b8, #b261b8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8661B8?: #8661B8 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 #8661B8?: The RGB value is 134, 97, 184: 134 red, 97 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8661B8?: The complementary color is #93B861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8661B8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.