What color is #8A65A3?

#8A65A3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A65A3?

The RGB value is 138, 101, 163: 138 red, 101 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A65A3?

The complementary color is #7EA365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A65A3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A65A3 color

#8A65A3 rgb(138, 101, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A65A3 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 39.6% green and 63.9% blue (138, 101, 163).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#8A65A3 color codes

HEX	`#8A65A3`
RGB	`rgb(138, 101, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 39.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, 26.9, -27.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 38.7, 314.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.745, 17.355, 36.848)`
Decimal	`9069987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A65A3, 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 #8A65A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A65A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #8A65A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a65a3; }
.text { color: #8a65a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a65a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 101 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a65a3, #a3659d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A65A3?: #8A65A3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A65A3?: The RGB value is 138, 101, 163: 138 red, 101 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A65A3?: The complementary color is #7EA365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A65A3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.