What color is #8677A9?

#8677A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8677A9?

The RGB value is 134, 119, 169: 134 red, 119 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8677A9?

The complementary color is #9AA977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8677A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8677A9 color

#8677A9 rgb(134, 119, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8677A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 46.7% green and 66.3% blue (134, 119, 169).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8677A9 color codes

HEX	`#8677A9`
RGB	`rgb(134, 119, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 46.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 16.42, -24.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 29.54, 303.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.588, 21.126, 40.364)`
Decimal	`8812457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8677A9, 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 #8677A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8677A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #8677A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8677a9; }
.text { color: #8677a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8677a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 119 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8677a9, #9f77a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8677A9?: #8677A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8677A9?: The RGB value is 134, 119, 169: 134 red, 119 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8677A9?: The complementary color is #9AA977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8677A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.