What color is #8A77A8?

#8A77A8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A77A8?

The RGB value is 138, 119, 168: 138 red, 119 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A77A8?

The complementary color is #95A877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A77A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A77A8 color

#8A77A8 rgb(138, 119, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A77A8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.7% green and 65.9% blue (138, 119, 168).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#8A77A8 color codes

HEX	`#8A77A8`
RGB	`rgb(138, 119, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 46.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, 17.48, -23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 29.25, 306.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.144, 21.424, 39.901)`
Decimal	`9074600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A77A8, 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 #8A77A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A77A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #8A77A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a77a8; }
.text { color: #8a77a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a77a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 119 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a77a8, #a277a8); }

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Questions

What color is #8A77A8?: #8A77A8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A77A8?: The RGB value is 138, 119, 168: 138 red, 119 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A77A8?: The complementary color is #95A877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A77A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.