What color is #8978B1?

#8978B1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8978B1?

The RGB value is 137, 120, 177: 137 red, 120 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8978B1?

The complementary color is #A0B178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8978B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8978B1 color

#8978B1 rgb(137, 120, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8978B1 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.1% green and 69.4% blue (137, 120, 177).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#8978B1 color codes

HEX	`#8978B1`
RGB	`rgb(137, 120, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, 18.72, -27.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 33.54, 303.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.967, 21.925, 44.503)`
Decimal	`9009329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8978B1, 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 #8978B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8978B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #8978B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8978b1; }
.text { color: #8978b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8978b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 120 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8978b1, #a578b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8978B1?: #8978B1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8978B1?: The RGB value is 137, 120, 177: 137 red, 120 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8978B1?: The complementary color is #A0B178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8978B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.