What color is #8A699B?

#8A699B 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 #8A699B?

The RGB value is 138, 105, 155: 138 red, 105 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A699B?

The complementary color is #7A9B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A699B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A699B color

#8A699B rgb(138, 105, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A699B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 41.2% green and 60.8% blue (138, 105, 155).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8A699B color codes

HEX	`#8A699B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 105, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 41.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.34, 22.76, -22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.34, 31.74, 315.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.448, 17.873, 33.324)`
Decimal	`9071003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A699B, 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 #8A699B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A699B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #8A699B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a699b; }
.text { color: #8a699b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a699b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 105 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a699b, #9b6993); }

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Questions

What color is #8A699B?: #8A699B 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 #8A699B?: The RGB value is 138, 105, 155: 138 red, 105 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A699B?: The complementary color is #7A9B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A699B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.