What color is #8A68A4?

#8A68A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A68A4?

The RGB value is 138, 104, 164: 138 red, 104 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A68A4?

The complementary color is #82A468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A68A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A68A4 color

#8A68A4 rgb(138, 104, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A68A4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 40.8% green and 64.3% blue (138, 104, 164).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#8A68A4 color codes

HEX	`#8A68A4`
RGB	`rgb(138, 104, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 40.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 37%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 25.37, -27.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 37.2, 313.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.131, 17.985, 37.42)`
Decimal	`9070756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A68A4, 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 #8A68A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A68A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #8A68A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a68a4; }
.text { color: #8a68a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a68a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 104 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a68a4, #a468a0); }

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Questions

What color is #8A68A4?: #8A68A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A68A4?: The RGB value is 138, 104, 164: 138 red, 104 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A68A4?: The complementary color is #82A468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A68A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.