What color is #8B76B3?

#8B76B3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B76B3?

The RGB value is 139, 118, 179: 139 red, 118 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B76B3?

The complementary color is #9EB376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B76B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B76B3 color

#8B76B3 rgb(139, 118, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B76B3 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 46.3% green and 70.2% blue (139, 118, 179).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#8B76B3 color codes

HEX	`#8B76B3`
RGB	`rgb(139, 118, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 46.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.71, 21.01, -29.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.71, 36.08, 305.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.261, 21.7, 45.497)`
Decimal	`9139891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B76B3, 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 #8B76B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B76B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #8B76B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b76b3; }
.text { color: #8b76b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b76b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 118 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b76b3, #a976b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B76B3?: #8B76B3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B76B3?: The RGB value is 139, 118, 179: 139 red, 118 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B76B3?: The complementary color is #9EB376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B76B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.