What color is #8A759C?

#8A759C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A759C?

The RGB value is 138, 117, 156: 138 red, 117 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A759C?

The complementary color is #879C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A759C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A759C color

#8A759C rgb(138, 117, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A759C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.9% green and 61.2% blue (138, 117, 156).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8A759C color codes

HEX	`#8A759C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 117, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 45.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, 15.92, -17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 24.01, 311.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.842, 20.526, 34.205)`
Decimal	`9074076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A759C, 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 #8A759C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A759C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #8A759C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a759c; }
.text { color: #8a759c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a759c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 117 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a759c, #9c759a); }

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Questions

What color is #8A759C?: #8A759C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A759C?: The RGB value is 138, 117, 156: 138 red, 117 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A759C?: The complementary color is #879C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A759C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.