What color is #8B64EF?

#8B64EF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B64EF?

The RGB value is 139, 100, 239: 139 red, 100 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B64EF?

The complementary color is #C8EF64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B64EF?

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.

#8B64EF color

#8B64EF rgb(139, 100, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B64EF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 39.2% green and 93.7% blue (139, 100, 239).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 81% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8B64EF color codes

HEX	`#8B64EF`
RGB	`rgb(139, 100, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 39.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 81%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 58%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 46.95, -64.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 80.1, 305.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.78, 20.834, 84.044)`
Decimal	`9135343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B64EF, 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 #8B64EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B64EF 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 #8B64EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b64ef; }
.text { color: #8b64ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b64ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 100 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b64ef, #d164ef); }

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Questions

What color is #8B64EF?: #8B64EF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B64EF?: The RGB value is 139, 100, 239: 139 red, 100 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B64EF?: The complementary color is #C8EF64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B64EF?: 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.