What color is #8A5174?

#8A5174 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A5174?

The RGB value is 138, 81, 116: 138 red, 81 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A5174?

The complementary color is #518A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A5174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A5174 color

#8A5174 rgb(138, 81, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A5174 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 31.8% green and 45.5% blue (138, 81, 116).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8A5174 color codes

HEX	`#8A5174`
RGB	`rgb(138, 81, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 31.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 41%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.08, 29.02, -9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.08, 30.62, 341.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.576, 12.55, 18.069)`
Decimal	`9064820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A5174, 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 #8A5174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A5174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #8A5174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a5174; }
.text { color: #8a5174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 81 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a5174, #8a5158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A5174?: #8A5174 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A5174?: The RGB value is 138, 81, 116: 138 red, 81 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A5174?: The complementary color is #518A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A5174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.