What color is #8A70BF?

#8A70BF 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 #8A70BF?

The RGB value is 138, 112, 191: 138 red, 112 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A70BF?

The complementary color is #A5BF70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A70BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A70BF color

#8A70BF rgb(138, 112, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A70BF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 43.9% green and 74.9% blue (138, 112, 191).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#8A70BF color codes

HEX	`#8A70BF`
RGB	`rgb(138, 112, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 43.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 41%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, 27.2, -37.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 46.61, 305.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.677, 20.753, 51.933)`
Decimal	`9072831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A70BF, 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 #8A70BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A70BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #8A70BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a70bf; }
.text { color: #8a70bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a70bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 112 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a70bf, #b270bf); }

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Questions

What color is #8A70BF?: #8A70BF 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 #8A70BF?: The RGB value is 138, 112, 191: 138 red, 112 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A70BF?: The complementary color is #A5BF70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A70BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.