What color is #8A3287?

#8A3287 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A3287?

The RGB value is 138, 50, 135: 138 red, 50 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A3287?

The complementary color is #328A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A3287?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A3287 color

#8A3287 rgb(138, 50, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A3287 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 19.6% green and 52.9% blue (138, 50, 135).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 47% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#8A3287 color codes

HEX	`#8A3287`
RGB	`rgb(138, 50, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 19.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 47%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 64%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, 48.43, -29.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 56.75, 328.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.995, 9.435, 23.896)`
Decimal	`9056903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A3287, 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 #8A3287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A3287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #8A3287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a3287; }
.text { color: #8a3287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a3287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 50 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a3287, #8a325b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A3287?: #8A3287 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A3287?: The RGB value is 138, 50, 135: 138 red, 50 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A3287?: The complementary color is #328A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A3287?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.