What color is #8679C6?

#8679C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8679C6?

The RGB value is 134, 121, 198: 134 red, 121 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8679C6?

The complementary color is #B9C679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8679C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8679C6 color

#8679C6 rgb(134, 121, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8679C6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.5% green and 77.6% blue (134, 121, 198).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#8679C6 color codes

HEX	`#8679C6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 121, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 40%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 39%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 39%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, 22.57, -38.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 44.55, 300.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.859, 22.82, 56.405)`
Decimal	`8812998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8679C6, 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 #8679C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8679C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #8679C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8679c6; }
.text { color: #8679c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8679c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 121 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8679c6, #ad79c6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8679C6?: #8679C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8679C6?: The RGB value is 134, 121, 198: 134 red, 121 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8679C6?: The complementary color is #B9C679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8679C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.