What color is #8A758D?

#8A758D 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 #8A758D?

The RGB value is 138, 117, 141: 138 red, 117 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A758D?

The complementary color is #788D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A758D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A758D color

#8A758D rgb(138, 117, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A758D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.9% green and 55.3% blue (138, 117, 141).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#8A758D color codes

HEX	`#8A758D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 117, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 45.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, 12.71, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 16.18, 321.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.65, 20.049, 27.924)`
Decimal	`9074061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A758D, 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 #8A758D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A758D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #8A758D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a758d; }
.text { color: #8a758d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a758d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 117 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a758d, #8d7584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A758D?: #8A758D 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 #8A758D?: The RGB value is 138, 117, 141: 138 red, 117 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A758D?: The complementary color is #788D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A758D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.