What color is #8A708D?

#8A708D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A708D?

The RGB value is 138, 112, 141: 138 red, 112 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A708D?

The complementary color is #738D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A708D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A708D color

#8A708D rgb(138, 112, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A708D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 43.9% green and 55.3% blue (138, 112, 141).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8A708D color codes

HEX	`#8A708D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 112, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 43.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, 15.65, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 19.71, 322.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.083, 18.915, 27.735)`
Decimal	`9072781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A708D, 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 #8A708D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A708D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #8A708D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a708d; }
.text { color: #8a708d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a708d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 112 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a708d, #8d7082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A708D?: #8A708D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A708D?: The RGB value is 138, 112, 141: 138 red, 112 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A708D?: The complementary color is #738D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A708D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.