What color is #8A2157?

#8A2157 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A2157?

The RGB value is 138, 33, 87: 138 red, 33 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A2157?

The complementary color is #218A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A2157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A2157 color

#8A2157 rgb(138, 33, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A2157 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 12.9% green and 34.1% blue (138, 33, 87).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 61% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 37% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#8A2157 color codes

HEX	`#8A2157`
RGB	`rgb(138, 33, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 12.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 61%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 76%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 37%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.21, 48.11, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.21, 48.51, 352.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.746, 7.181, 9.73)`
Decimal	`9052503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A2157, 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 #8A2157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A2157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #8A2157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a2157; }
.text { color: #8a2157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a2157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 33 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a2157, #8a2123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #8A2157?: #8A2157 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A2157?: The RGB value is 138, 33, 87: 138 red, 33 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A2157?: The complementary color is #218A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A2157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.