What color is #8A7C92?

#8A7C92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7C92?

The RGB value is 138, 124, 146: 138 red, 124 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7C92?

The complementary color is #84927C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7C92 color

#8A7C92 rgb(138, 124, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A7C92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 48.6% green and 57.3% blue (138, 124, 146).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#8A7C92 color codes

HEX	`#8A7C92`
RGB	`rgb(138, 124, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 48.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, 9.66, -9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 13.84, 314.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.876, 21.894, 30.209)`
Decimal	`9075858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7C92, 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 #8A7C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #8A7C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7c92; }
.text { color: #8a7c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 124 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7c92, #927c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7C92?: #8A7C92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7C92?: The RGB value is 138, 124, 146: 138 red, 124 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7C92?: The complementary color is #84927C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.