What color is #8A5D83?

#8A5D83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A5D83?

The RGB value is 138, 93, 131: 138 red, 93 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A5D83?

The complementary color is #5D8A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A5D83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A5D83 color

#8A5D83 rgb(138, 93, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A5D83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 36.5% green and 51.4% blue (138, 93, 131).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#8A5D83 color codes

HEX	`#8A5D83`
RGB	`rgb(138, 93, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 36.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.46, 24.82, -13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.46, 28.39, 330.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.492, 14.871, 23.365)`
Decimal	`9067907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A5D83, 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 #8A5D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A5D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #8A5D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a5d83; }
.text { color: #8a5d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 93 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a5d83, #8a5d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A5D83?: #8A5D83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A5D83?: The RGB value is 138, 93, 131: 138 red, 93 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A5D83?: The complementary color is #5D8A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A5D83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.