What color is #8765CA?

#8765CA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8765CA?

The RGB value is 135, 101, 202: 135 red, 101 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8765CA?

The complementary color is #A8CA65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8765CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8765CA color

#8765CA rgb(135, 101, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8765CA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 39.6% green and 79.2% blue (135, 101, 202).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 49% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#8765CA color codes

HEX	`#8765CA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 101, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 39.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 49%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 50%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 50%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, 35.61, -47.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 59.65, 306.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.303, 18.722, 58.146)`
Decimal	`8873418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8765CA, 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 #8765CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8765CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #8765CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8765ca; }
.text { color: #8765ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8765ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 101 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8765ca, #ba65ca); }

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Questions

What color is #8765CA?: #8765CA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8765CA?: The RGB value is 135, 101, 202: 135 red, 101 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8765CA?: The complementary color is #A8CA65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8765CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.