What color is #8669CA?

#8669CA 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 #8669CA?

The RGB value is 134, 105, 202: 134 red, 105 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8669CA?

The complementary color is #ADCA69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8669CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8669CA color

#8669CA rgb(134, 105, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8669CA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 41.2% green and 79.2% blue (134, 105, 202).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 48% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#8669CA color codes

HEX	`#8669CA`
RGB	`rgb(134, 105, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 41.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 48%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 48%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 48%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.19, 33.03, -46.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.19, 57.06, 305.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.541, 19.435, 58.271)`
Decimal	`8808906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8669CA, 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 #8669CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8669CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #8669CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8669ca; }
.text { color: #8669ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8669ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 105 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8669ca, #b669ca); }

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Questions

What color is #8669CA?: #8669CA 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 #8669CA?: The RGB value is 134, 105, 202: 134 red, 105 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8669CA?: The complementary color is #ADCA69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8669CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.