What color is #8A738B?

#8A738B 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 #8A738B?

The RGB value is 138, 115, 139: 138 red, 115 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A738B?

The complementary color is #748B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A738B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A738B color

#8A738B rgb(138, 115, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A738B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.1% green and 54.5% blue (138, 115, 139).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#8A738B color codes

HEX	`#8A738B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 115, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 45.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.3, 13.48, -9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.3, 16.62, 324.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.272, 19.529, 27.07)`
Decimal	`9073547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A738B, 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 #8A738B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A738B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #8A738B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a738b; }
.text { color: #8a738b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a738b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 115 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a738b, #8b7380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A738B?: #8A738B 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 #8A738B?: The RGB value is 138, 115, 139: 138 red, 115 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A738B?: The complementary color is #748B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A738B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.