What color is #8773AB?

#8773AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8773AB?

The RGB value is 135, 115, 171: 135 red, 115 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8773AB?

The complementary color is #97AB73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8773AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8773AB color

#8773AB rgb(135, 115, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8773AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.1% green and 67.1% blue (135, 115, 171).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#8773AB color codes

HEX	`#8773AB`
RGB	`rgb(135, 115, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 33%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.23, 19.58, -27.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.23, 33.38, 305.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.472, 20.353, 41.212)`
Decimal	`8876971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8773AB, 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 #8773AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8773AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #8773AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8773ab; }
.text { color: #8773ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8773ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 115 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8773ab, #a373ab); }

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Questions

What color is #8773AB?: #8773AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8773AB?: The RGB value is 135, 115, 171: 135 red, 115 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8773AB?: The complementary color is #97AB73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8773AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.