What color is #8A3564?

#8A3564 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A3564?

The RGB value is 138, 53, 100: 138 red, 53 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A3564?

The complementary color is #358A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A3564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A3564 color

#8A3564 rgb(138, 53, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A3564 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 20.8% green and 39.2% blue (138, 53, 100).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#8A3564 color codes

HEX	`#8A3564`
RGB	`rgb(138, 53, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 20.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 62%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.73, 41.41, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.73, 42.45, 347.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.055, 8.871, 13.026)`
Decimal	`9057636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A3564, 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 #8A3564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A3564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #8A3564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a3564; }
.text { color: #8a3564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a3564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 53 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a3564, #8a353a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #8A3564?: #8A3564 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A3564?: The RGB value is 138, 53, 100: 138 red, 53 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A3564?: The complementary color is #358A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A3564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.