What color is #8A7798?

#8A7798 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7798?

The RGB value is 138, 119, 152: 138 red, 119 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7798?

The complementary color is #859877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7798 color

#8A7798 rgb(138, 119, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A7798 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.7% green and 59.6% blue (138, 119, 152).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#8A7798 color codes

HEX	`#8A7798`
RGB	`rgb(138, 119, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 46.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.8, 13.87, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.8, 20.49, 312.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.745, 20.864, 32.529)`
Decimal	`9074584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7798, 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 #8A7798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #8A7798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7798; }
.text { color: #8a7798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 119 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7798, #987796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A7798?: #8A7798 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7798?: The RGB value is 138, 119, 152: 138 red, 119 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7798?: The complementary color is #859877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.