What color is #8A7893?

#8A7893 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7893?

The RGB value is 138, 120, 147: 138 red, 120 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7893?

The complementary color is #819378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7893 color

#8A7893 rgb(138, 120, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A7893 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.1% green and 57.6% blue (138, 120, 147).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#8A7893 color codes

HEX	`#8A7893`
RGB	`rgb(138, 120, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 12.21, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 17.14, 315.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.463, 20.943, 30.457)`
Decimal	`9074835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7893, 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 #8A7893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #8A7893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7893; }
.text { color: #8a7893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 120 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7893, #93788e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A7893?: #8A7893 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7893?: The RGB value is 138, 120, 147: 138 red, 120 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7893?: The complementary color is #819378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.