What color is #8A3A95?

#8A3A95 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A3A95?

The RGB value is 138, 58, 149: 138 red, 58 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A3A95?

The complementary color is #45953A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A3A95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A3A95 color

#8A3A95 rgb(138, 58, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A3A95 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 22.7% green and 58.4% blue (138, 58, 149).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 44% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Warm Purple (#952E8F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#8A3A95 color codes

HEX	`#8A3A95`
RGB	`rgb(138, 58, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 22.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 44%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 61%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 61%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 47.37, -34.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 58.81, 323.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.419, 10.6, 29.556)`
Decimal	`9058965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A3A95, 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 #8A3A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A3A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	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 #8A3A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a3a95; }
.text { color: #8a3a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a3a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 58 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a3a95, #953a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A3A95?: #8A3A95 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A3A95?: The RGB value is 138, 58, 149: 138 red, 58 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A3A95?: The complementary color is #45953A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A3A95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.