What color is #8A5A87?

#8A5A87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A5A87?

The RGB value is 138, 90, 135: 138 red, 90 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A5A87?

The complementary color is #5A8A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A5A87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A5A87 color

#8A5A87 rgb(138, 90, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A5A87 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 35.3% green and 52.9% blue (138, 90, 135).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#8A5A87 color codes

HEX	`#8A5A87`
RGB	`rgb(138, 90, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 35.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 27.35, -17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 32.22, 328.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.51, 14.466, 24.734)`
Decimal	`9067143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A5A87, 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 #8A5A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A5A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #8A5A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a5a87; }
.text { color: #8a5a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 90 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a5a87, #8a5a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A5A87?: #8A5A87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A5A87?: The RGB value is 138, 90, 135: 138 red, 90 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A5A87?: The complementary color is #5A8A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A5A87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.