What color is #8B7997?

#8B7997 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7997?

The RGB value is 139, 121, 151: 139 red, 121 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7997?

The complementary color is #859779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7997 color

#8B7997 rgb(139, 121, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B7997 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.5% green and 59.2% blue (139, 121, 151).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#8B7997 color codes

HEX	`#8B7997`
RGB	`rgb(139, 121, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 20%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, 12.83, -13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 18.7, 313.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.07, 21.398, 32.187)`
Decimal	`9140631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7997, 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 #8B7997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #8B7997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7997; }
.text { color: #8b7997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 121 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7997, #977994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B7997?: #8B7997 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7997?: The RGB value is 139, 121, 151: 139 red, 121 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7997?: The complementary color is #859779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.