What color is #8969B9?

#8969B9 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 #8969B9?

The RGB value is 137, 105, 185: 137 red, 105 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8969B9?

The complementary color is #99B969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8969B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8969B9 color

#8969B9 rgb(137, 105, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8969B9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 41.2% green and 72.5% blue (137, 105, 185).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 36% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8969B9 color codes

HEX	`#8969B9`
RGB	`rgb(137, 105, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 41.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 36%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 43%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, 29.51, -37.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 47.86, 308.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.123, 18.924, 48.271)`
Decimal	`9005497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8969B9, 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 #8969B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8969B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #8969B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8969b9; }
.text { color: #8969b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8969b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 105 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8969b9, #b169b9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8969B9?: #8969B9 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 #8969B9?: The RGB value is 137, 105, 185: 137 red, 105 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8969B9?: The complementary color is #99B969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8969B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.