What color is #8A4B96?

#8A4B96 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A4B96?

The RGB value is 138, 75, 150: 138 red, 75 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A4B96?

The complementary color is #57964B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A4B96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A4B96 color

#8A4B96 rgb(138, 75, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A4B96 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 29.4% green and 58.8% blue (138, 75, 150).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 33% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#8A4B96 color codes

HEX	`#8A4B96`
RGB	`rgb(138, 75, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 29.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 33%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 50%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 50%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.21, 38.86, -30.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.21, 49.23, 322.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.502, 12.638, 30.313)`
Decimal	`9063318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A4B96, 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 #8A4B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A4B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #8A4B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a4b96; }
.text { color: #8a4b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a4b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 75 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a4b96, #964b7d); }

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Questions

What color is #8A4B96?: #8A4B96 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A4B96?: The RGB value is 138, 75, 150: 138 red, 75 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A4B96?: The complementary color is #57964B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A4B96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.