What color is #8A6BCB?

#8A6BCB 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 #8A6BCB?

The RGB value is 138, 107, 203: 138 red, 107 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6BCB?

The complementary color is #ACCB6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6BCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6BCB color

#8A6BCB rgb(138, 107, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A6BCB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 42% green and 79.6% blue (138, 107, 203).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 48% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#8A6BCB color codes

HEX	`#8A6BCB`
RGB	`rgb(138, 107, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 42%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 48%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 47%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 47%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, 33.19, -45.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 56.43, 306.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.516, 20.23, 58.996)`
Decimal	`9071563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6BCB, 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 #8A6BCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A6BCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #8A6BCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6bcb; }
.text { color: #8a6bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6bcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 107 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6bcb, #ba6bcb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A6BCB?: #8A6BCB 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 #8A6BCB?: The RGB value is 138, 107, 203: 138 red, 107 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6BCB?: The complementary color is #ACCB6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6BCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.