What color is #8A839D?

#8A839D 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 #8A839D?

The RGB value is 138, 131, 157: 138 red, 131 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A839D?

The complementary color is #969D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A839D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A839D color

#8A839D rgb(138, 131, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A839D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51.4% green and 61.6% blue (138, 131, 157).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8A839D color codes

HEX	`#8A839D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 131, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, 7.97, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 15.17, 301.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.682, 24.07, 35.237)`
Decimal	`9077661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A839D, 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 #8A839D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A839D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #8A839D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a839d; }
.text { color: #8a839d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a839d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 131 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a839d, #97839d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A839D?: #8A839D 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 #8A839D?: The RGB value is 138, 131, 157: 138 red, 131 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A839D?: The complementary color is #969D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A839D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.