What color is #8764DB?

#8764DB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8764DB?

The RGB value is 135, 100, 219: 135 red, 100 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8764DB?

The complementary color is #B8DB64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8764DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8764DB color

#8764DB rgb(135, 100, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8764DB is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 39.2% green and 85.9% blue (135, 100, 219).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 62% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#8764DB color codes

HEX	`#8764DB`
RGB	`rgb(135, 100, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 39.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 62%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 54%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 54%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 40.68, -56.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 69.46, 305.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.332, 19.379, 69.305)`
Decimal	`8873179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8764DB, 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 #8764DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8764DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #8764DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8764db; }
.text { color: #8764db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8764db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 100 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8764db, #c364db); }

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Questions

What color is #8764DB?: #8764DB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8764DB?: The RGB value is 135, 100, 219: 135 red, 100 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8764DB?: The complementary color is #B8DB64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8764DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.