What color is #8873B5?

#8873B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8873B5?

The RGB value is 136, 115, 181: 136 red, 115 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8873B5?

The complementary color is #A0B573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8873B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8873B5 color

#8873B5 rgb(136, 115, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8873B5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.1% green and 71% blue (136, 115, 181).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#8873B5 color codes

HEX	`#8873B5`
RGB	`rgb(136, 115, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.76, 22.34, -31.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.76, 39.01, 304.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.623, 20.832, 46.431)`
Decimal	`8942517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8873B5, 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 #8873B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8873B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #8873B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8873b5; }
.text { color: #8873b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8873b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 115 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8873b5, #a973b5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8873B5?: #8873B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8873B5?: The RGB value is 136, 115, 181: 136 red, 115 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8873B5?: The complementary color is #A0B573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8873B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.