What color is #8A7CAA?

#8A7CAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7CAA?

The RGB value is 138, 124, 170: 138 red, 124 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7CAA?

The complementary color is #9CAA7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7CAA color

#8A7CAA rgb(138, 124, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A7CAA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 48.6% green and 66.7% blue (138, 124, 170).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#8A7CAA color codes

HEX	`#8A7CAA`
RGB	`rgb(138, 124, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 48.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.78, 15.01, -22.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.78, 27.04, 303.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.943, 22.721, 41.094)`
Decimal	`9075882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7CAA, 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 #8A7CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #8A7CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7caa; }
.text { color: #8a7caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 124 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7caa, #a17caa); }

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Questions

What color is #8A7CAA?: #8A7CAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7CAA?: The RGB value is 138, 124, 170: 138 red, 124 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7CAA?: The complementary color is #9CAA7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.