What color is #8A5B91?

#8A5B91 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 #8A5B91?

The RGB value is 138, 91, 145: 138 red, 91 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A5B91?

The complementary color is #62915B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A5B91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A5B91 color

#8A5B91 rgb(138, 91, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A5B91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 35.7% green and 56.9% blue (138, 91, 145).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#8A5B91 color codes

HEX	`#8A5B91`
RGB	`rgb(138, 91, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 35.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 37%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.54, 28.8, -22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.54, 36.27, 322.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.333, 14.93, 28.646)`
Decimal	`9067409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A5B91, 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 #8A5B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A5B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #8A5B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a5b91; }
.text { color: #8a5b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 91 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a5b91, #915b7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A5B91?: #8A5B91 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 #8A5B91?: The RGB value is 138, 91, 145: 138 red, 91 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A5B91?: The complementary color is #62915B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A5B91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.