What color is #8762A0?

#8762A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8762A0?

The RGB value is 135, 98, 160: 135 red, 98 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8762A0?

The complementary color is #7BA062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8762A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8762A0 color

#8762A0 rgb(135, 98, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8762A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 38.4% green and 62.7% blue (135, 98, 160).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#8762A0 color codes

HEX	`#8762A0`
RGB	`rgb(135, 98, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 38.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 39%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 39%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, 27.02, -27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 38.84, 314.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.703, 16.425, 35.331)`
Decimal	`8872608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8762A0, 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 #8762A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8762A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	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 #8762A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8762a0; }
.text { color: #8762a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8762a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 98 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8762a0, #a0629a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #8762A0?: #8762A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8762A0?: The RGB value is 135, 98, 160: 135 red, 98 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8762A0?: The complementary color is #7BA062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8762A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.