What color is #8A82A0?

#8A82A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A82A0?

The RGB value is 138, 130, 160: 138 red, 130 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A82A0?

The complementary color is #98A082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A82A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A82A0 color

#8A82A0 rgb(138, 130, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A82A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51% green and 62.7% blue (138, 130, 160).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#8A82A0 color codes

HEX	`#8A82A0`
RGB	`rgb(138, 130, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.99, 9.22, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.99, 17.5, 301.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.808, 23.907, 36.558)`
Decimal	`9077408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A82A0, 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 #8A82A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A82A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #8A82A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a82a0; }
.text { color: #8a82a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a82a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 130 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a82a0, #9982a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A82A0?: #8A82A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A82A0?: The RGB value is 138, 130, 160: 138 red, 130 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A82A0?: The complementary color is #98A082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A82A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.