What color is #8A74AA?

#8A74AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A74AA?

The RGB value is 138, 116, 170: 138 red, 116 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A74AA?

The complementary color is #94AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A74AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A74AA color

#8A74AA rgb(138, 116, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A74AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.5% green and 66.7% blue (138, 116, 170).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#8A74AA color codes

HEX	`#8A74AA`
RGB	`rgb(138, 116, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 45.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.73, 19.71, -25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.73, 32.36, 307.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.981, 20.796, 40.773)`
Decimal	`9073834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A74AA, 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 #8A74AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A74AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #8A74AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a74aa; }
.text { color: #8a74aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a74aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 116 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a74aa, #a574aa); }

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Questions

What color is #8A74AA?: #8A74AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A74AA?: The RGB value is 138, 116, 170: 138 red, 116 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A74AA?: The complementary color is #94AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A74AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.