What color is #8B52AB?

#8B52AB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B52AB?

The RGB value is 139, 82, 171: 139 red, 82 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B52AB?

The complementary color is #72AB52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B52AB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B52AB color

#8B52AB rgb(139, 82, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B52AB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 32.2% green and 67.1% blue (139, 82, 171).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#8B52AB color codes

HEX	`#8B52AB`
RGB	`rgb(139, 82, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 32.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 35%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 52%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 52%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 39.88, -38.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 55.43, 316.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.014, 14.464, 40.205)`
Decimal	`9130667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B52AB, 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 #8B52AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B52AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	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 #8B52AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b52ab; }
.text { color: #8b52ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b52ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 82 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b52ab, #ab529f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B52AB?: #8B52AB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B52AB?: The RGB value is 139, 82, 171: 139 red, 82 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B52AB?: The complementary color is #72AB52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B52AB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.