What color is #8A7B96?

#8A7B96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7B96?

The RGB value is 138, 123, 150: 138 red, 123 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7B96?

The complementary color is #87967B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7B96 color

#8A7B96 rgb(138, 123, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A7B96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 48.2% green and 58.8% blue (138, 123, 150).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#8A7B96 color codes

HEX	`#8A7B96`
RGB	`rgb(138, 123, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 48.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, 11.09, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 16.66, 311.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.068, 21.771, 31.835)`
Decimal	`9075606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7B96, 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 #8A7B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #8A7B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7b96; }
.text { color: #8a7b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 123 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7b96, #967b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A7B96?: #8A7B96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7B96?: The RGB value is 138, 123, 150: 138 red, 123 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7B96?: The complementary color is #87967B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.