What color is #8A66C3?

#8A66C3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A66C3?

The RGB value is 138, 102, 195: 138 red, 102 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A66C3?

The complementary color is #9FC366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A66C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A66C3 color

#8A66C3 rgb(138, 102, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A66C3 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 40% green and 76.5% blue (138, 102, 195).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 44% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#8A66C3 color codes

HEX	`#8A66C3`
RGB	`rgb(138, 102, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 40%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 44%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 48%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 48%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.51, 34.04, -43.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.51, 55.3, 307.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.081, 18.846, 53.935)`
Decimal	`9070275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A66C3, 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 #8A66C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A66C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	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 #8A66C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a66c3; }
.text { color: #8a66c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a66c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 102 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a66c3, #b966c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A66C3?: #8A66C3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A66C3?: The RGB value is 138, 102, 195: 138 red, 102 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A66C3?: The complementary color is #9FC366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A66C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.