What color is #8675AE?

#8675AE is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8675AE?

The RGB value is 134, 117, 174: 134 red, 117 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8675AE?

The complementary color is #9DAE75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8675AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8675AE color

#8675AE rgb(134, 117, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8675AE is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.9% green and 68.2% blue (134, 117, 174).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#8675AE color codes

HEX	`#8675AE`
RGB	`rgb(134, 117, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 33%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, 18.81, -27.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 33.67, 303.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.831, 20.847, 42.805)`
Decimal	`8811950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8675AE, 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 #8675AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8675AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #8675AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8675ae; }
.text { color: #8675ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8675ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 117 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8675ae, #a375ae); }

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Questions

What color is #8675AE?: #8675AE is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8675AE?: The RGB value is 134, 117, 174: 134 red, 117 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8675AE?: The complementary color is #9DAE75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8675AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.