What color is #8678A2?

#8678A2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8678A2?

The RGB value is 134, 120, 162: 134 red, 120 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8678A2?

The complementary color is #94A278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8678A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8678A2 color

#8678A2 rgb(134, 120, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8678A2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.1% green and 63.5% blue (134, 120, 162).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#8678A2 color codes

HEX	`#8678A2`
RGB	`rgb(134, 120, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 14.17, -20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 24.94, 304.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.068, 21.11, 37.035)`
Decimal	`8812706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8678A2, 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 #8678A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8678A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #8678A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8678a2; }
.text { color: #8678a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8678a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 120 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8678a2, #9b78a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8678A2?: #8678A2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8678A2?: The RGB value is 134, 120, 162: 134 red, 120 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8678A2?: The complementary color is #94A278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8678A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.