What color is #8774A1?

#8774A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8774A1?

The RGB value is 135, 116, 161: 135 red, 116 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8774A1?

The complementary color is #8EA174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8774A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8774A1 color

#8774A1 rgb(135, 116, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8774A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.5% green and 63.1% blue (135, 116, 161).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8774A1 color codes

HEX	`#8774A1`
RGB	`rgb(135, 116, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, 16.63, -21.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 27.14, 307.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.669, 20.215, 36.419)`
Decimal	`8877217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8774A1, 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 #8774A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8774A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #8774A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8774a1; }
.text { color: #8774a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8774a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 116 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8774a1, #9e74a1); }

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Questions

What color is #8774A1?: #8774A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8774A1?: The RGB value is 135, 116, 161: 135 red, 116 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8774A1?: The complementary color is #8EA174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8774A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.