What color is #8A0057?

#8A0057 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 8 Bit Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A0057?

The RGB value is 138, 0, 87: 138 red, 0 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A0057?

The complementary color is #008A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A0057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A0057 color

#8A0057 rgb(138, 0, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A0057 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 0% green and 34.1% blue (138, 0, 87).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 37% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is 8 Bit Eggplant (#990066), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#8A0057 color codes

HEX	`#8A0057`
RGB	`rgb(138, 0, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 0%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 37%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.65, 55.49, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.65, 56.41, 349.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.202, 6.093, 9.548)`
Decimal	`9044055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A0057, 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 #8A0057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A0057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8A0057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a0057; }
.text { color: #8a0057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a0057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 0 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a0057, #8a0012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A0057?: #8A0057 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 8 Bit Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A0057?: The RGB value is 138, 0, 87: 138 red, 0 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A0057?: The complementary color is #008A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A0057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.