Close to Lavender Purple
#8472AF
#8472AF is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 51.8% red, 44.7% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8472AF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8472AF as they’d see it.
#8472AF in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8472AF
What color is #8472AF?
#8472AF is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 51.8% red, 44.7% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8472AF in RGB?
#8472AF is rgb(132, 114, 175): 132 red, 114 green, and 175 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8472AF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 35, 0, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8472AF?
PANTONE 2641 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8472AF?
Its complement #6F8344 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.