What color is #8775A4?

#8775A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8775A4?

The RGB value is 135, 117, 164: 135 red, 117 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8775A4?

The complementary color is #92A475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8775A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8775A4 color

#8775A4 rgb(135, 117, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8775A4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.9% green and 64.3% blue (135, 117, 164).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8775A4 color codes

HEX	`#8775A4`
RGB	`rgb(135, 117, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, 16.74, -22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 28.14, 306.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.052, 20.554, 37.868)`
Decimal	`8877476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8775A4, 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 #8775A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8775A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #8775A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8775a4; }
.text { color: #8775a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8775a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 117 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8775a4, #9f75a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8775A4?: #8775A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8775A4?: The RGB value is 135, 117, 164: 135 red, 117 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8775A4?: The complementary color is #92A475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8775A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.