What color is #8A6D9A?

#8A6D9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6D9A?

The RGB value is 138, 109, 154: 138 red, 109 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6D9A?

The complementary color is #7D9A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6D9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6D9A color

#8A6D9A rgb(138, 109, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A6D9A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 42.7% green and 60.4% blue (138, 109, 154).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#8A6D9A color codes

HEX	`#8A6D9A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 109, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 42.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 29%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, 20.18, -20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 28.46, 315.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.782, 18.674, 33.023)`
Decimal	`9072026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6D9A, 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 #8A6D9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A6D9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #8A6D9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6d9a; }
.text { color: #8a6d9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6d9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 109 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6d9a, #9a6d93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A6D9A?: #8A6D9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6D9A?: The RGB value is 138, 109, 154: 138 red, 109 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6D9A?: The complementary color is #7D9A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6D9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.