What color is #867AAF?

#867AAF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867AAF?

The RGB value is 134, 122, 175: 134 red, 122 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867AAF?

The complementary color is #A3AF7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867AAF color

#867AAF rgb(134, 122, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #867AAF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.8% green and 68.6% blue (134, 122, 175).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#867AAF color codes

HEX	`#867AAF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 122, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 16.11, -26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 30.96, 301.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.527, 22.082, 43.519)`
Decimal	`8813231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867AAF, 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 #867AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #867AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867aaf; }
.text { color: #867aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 122 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867aaf, #a17aaf); }

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Questions

What color is #867AAF?: #867AAF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867AAF?: The RGB value is 134, 122, 175: 134 red, 122 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867AAF?: The complementary color is #A3AF7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.