What color is #88809B?

#88809B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88809B?

The RGB value is 136, 128, 155: 136 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88809B?

The complementary color is #939B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88809B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88809B color

#88809B rgb(136, 128, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #88809B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.2% green and 60.8% blue (136, 128, 155).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#88809B color codes

HEX	`#88809B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 128, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, 8.58, -13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 15.86, 302.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.788, 23.039, 34.198)`
Decimal	`8945819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88809B, 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 #88809B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88809B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #88809B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88809b; }
.text { color: #88809b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88809b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 128 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88809b, #96809b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #88809B?: #88809B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88809B?: The RGB value is 136, 128, 155: 136 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88809B?: The complementary color is #939B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88809B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.