What color is #8A6E99?

#8A6E99 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6E99?

The RGB value is 138, 110, 153: 138 red, 110 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6E99?

The complementary color is #7D996E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6E99?

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.

#8A6E99 color

#8A6E99 rgb(138, 110, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A6E99 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 43.1% green and 60% blue (138, 110, 153).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8A6E99 color codes

HEX	`#8A6E99`
RGB	`rgb(138, 110, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 43.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, 19.38, -19.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 27.24, 315.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.806, 18.855, 32.622)`
Decimal	`9072281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6E99, 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 #8A6E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A6E99 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 #8A6E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6e99; }
.text { color: #8a6e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 110 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6e99, #996e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A6E99?: #8A6E99 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6E99?: The RGB value is 138, 110, 153: 138 red, 110 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6E99?: The complementary color is #7D996E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6E99?: 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.