What color is #8679A0?

#8679A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8679A0?

The RGB value is 134, 121, 160: 134 red, 121 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8679A0?

The complementary color is #93A079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8679A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8679A0 color

#8679A0 rgb(134, 121, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8679A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.5% green and 62.7% blue (134, 121, 160).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#8679A0 color codes

HEX	`#8679A0`
RGB	`rgb(134, 121, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, 13.12, -19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 23.15, 304.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.013, 21.281, 36.146)`
Decimal	`8812960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8679A0, 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 #8679A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8679A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #8679A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8679a0; }
.text { color: #8679a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8679a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 121 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8679a0, #9a79a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8679A0?: #8679A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8679A0?: The RGB value is 134, 121, 160: 134 red, 121 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8679A0?: The complementary color is #93A079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8679A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.