What color is #8A708B?

#8A708B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A708B?

The RGB value is 138, 112, 139: 138 red, 112 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A708B?

The complementary color is #718B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A708B?

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.

#8A708B color

#8A708B rgb(138, 112, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A708B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 43.9% green and 54.5% blue (138, 112, 139).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8A708B color codes

HEX	`#8A708B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 112, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 43.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, 15.24, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 18.74, 324.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.935, 18.856, 26.958)`
Decimal	`9072779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A708B, 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 #8A708B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A708B 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 #8A708B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a708b; }
.text { color: #8a708b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a708b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 112 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a708b, #8b707e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A708B?: #8A708B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A708B?: The RGB value is 138, 112, 139: 138 red, 112 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A708B?: The complementary color is #718B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A708B?: 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.