What color is #8B77AF?

#8B77AF 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 #8B77AF?

The RGB value is 139, 119, 175: 139 red, 119 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B77AF?

The complementary color is #9BAF77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B77AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B77AF color

#8B77AF rgb(139, 119, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B77AF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 46.7% green and 68.6% blue (139, 119, 175).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#8B77AF color codes

HEX	`#8B77AF`
RGB	`rgb(139, 119, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 46.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.79, 19.46, -26.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.79, 33.2, 305.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.98, 21.778, 43.437)`
Decimal	`9140143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B77AF, 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 #8B77AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B77AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #8B77AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b77af; }
.text { color: #8b77af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b77af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 119 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b77af, #a777af); }

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Questions

What color is #8B77AF?: #8B77AF 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 #8B77AF?: The RGB value is 139, 119, 175: 139 red, 119 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B77AF?: The complementary color is #9BAF77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B77AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.