What color is #8A7699?

#8A7699 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7699?

The RGB value is 138, 118, 153: 138 red, 118 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7699?

The complementary color is #859976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7699 color

#8A7699 rgb(138, 118, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A7699 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.3% green and 60% blue (138, 118, 153).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#8A7699 color codes

HEX	`#8A7699`
RGB	`rgb(138, 118, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 46.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, 14.67, -16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 21.71, 312.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.708, 20.66, 32.922)`
Decimal	`9074329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7699, 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 #8A7699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #8A7699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7699; }
.text { color: #8a7699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 118 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7699, #997697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A7699?: #8A7699 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7699?: The RGB value is 138, 118, 153: 138 red, 118 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7699?: The complementary color is #859976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.