What color is #8671A4?

#8671A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8671A4?

The RGB value is 134, 113, 164: 134 red, 113 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8671A4?

The complementary color is #8FA471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8671A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8671A4 color

#8671A4 rgb(134, 113, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8671A4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 44.3% green and 64.3% blue (134, 113, 164).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#8671A4 color codes

HEX	`#8671A4`
RGB	`rgb(134, 113, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 44.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 18.77, -24.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 30.75, 307.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.436, 19.559, 37.708)`
Decimal	`8810916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8671A4, 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 #8671A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8671A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #8671A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8671a4; }
.text { color: #8671a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8671a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 113 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8671a4, #a071a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8671A4?: #8671A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8671A4?: The RGB value is 134, 113, 164: 134 red, 113 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8671A4?: The complementary color is #8FA471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8671A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.