What color is #8976A2?

#8976A2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8976A2?

The RGB value is 137, 118, 162: 137 red, 118 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8976A2?

The complementary color is #8FA276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8976A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8976A2 color

#8976A2 rgb(137, 118, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8976A2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.3% green and 63.5% blue (137, 118, 162).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#8976A2 color codes

HEX	`#8976A2`
RGB	`rgb(137, 118, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.82, 16.35, -20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.82, 26.52, 308.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.315, 20.884, 36.978)`
Decimal	`9008802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8976A2, 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 #8976A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8976A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #8976A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8976a2; }
.text { color: #8976a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8976a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 118 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8976a2, #9f76a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8976A2?: #8976A2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8976A2?: The RGB value is 137, 118, 162: 137 red, 118 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8976A2?: The complementary color is #8FA276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8976A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.