What color is #8B7896?

#8B7896 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7896?

The RGB value is 139, 120, 150: 139 red, 120 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7896?

The complementary color is #839678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7896 color

#8B7896 rgb(139, 120, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B7896 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.1% green and 58.8% blue (139, 120, 150).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#8B7896 color codes

HEX	`#8B7896`
RGB	`rgb(139, 120, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 13.2, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 18.86, 314.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.868, 21.124, 31.721)`
Decimal	`9140374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7896, 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 #8B7896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #8B7896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7896; }
.text { color: #8b7896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 120 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7896, #967892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B7896?: #8B7896 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7896?: The RGB value is 139, 120, 150: 139 red, 120 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7896?: The complementary color is #839678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.