What color is #8A869D?

#8A869D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A869D?

The RGB value is 138, 134, 157: 138 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A869D?

The complementary color is #999D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A869D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A869D color

#8A869D rgb(138, 134, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A869D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.5% green and 61.6% blue (138, 134, 157).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8A869D color codes

HEX	`#8A869D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 134, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 6.24, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 13.25, 298.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.091, 24.888, 35.374)`
Decimal	`9078429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A869D, 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 #8A869D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A869D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #8A869D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a869d; }
.text { color: #8a869d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a869d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 134 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a869d, #95869d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A869D?: #8A869D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A869D?: The RGB value is 138, 134, 157: 138 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A869D?: The complementary color is #999D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A869D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.