What color is #8668DC?

#8668DC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8668DC?

The RGB value is 134, 104, 220: 134 red, 104 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8668DC?

The complementary color is #BEDC68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8668DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8668DC color

#8668DC rgb(134, 104, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8668DC is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 40.8% green and 86.3% blue (134, 104, 220).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 62% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#8668DC color codes

HEX	`#8668DC`
RGB	`rgb(134, 104, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 40.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 62%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 53%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 53%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, 38.43, -55.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 67.5, 304.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.697, 20.136, 70.124)`
Decimal	`8808668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8668DC, 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 #8668DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8668DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #8668DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8668dc; }
.text { color: #8668dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8668dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 104 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8668dc, #c068dc); }

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Questions

What color is #8668DC?: #8668DC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8668DC?: The RGB value is 134, 104, 220: 134 red, 104 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8668DC?: The complementary color is #BEDC68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8668DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.