What color is #8B7A91?

#8B7A91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7A91?

The RGB value is 139, 122, 145: 139 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7A91?

The complementary color is #80917A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7A91 color

#8B7A91 rgb(139, 122, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B7A91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.8% green and 56.9% blue (139, 122, 145).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8B7A91 color codes

HEX	`#8B7A91`
RGB	`rgb(139, 122, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, 10.98, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 14.86, 317.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.717, 21.453, 29.727)`
Decimal	`9140881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7A91, 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 #8B7A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #8B7A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7a91; }
.text { color: #8b7a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 122 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7a91, #917a8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B7A91?: #8B7A91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7A91?: The RGB value is 139, 122, 145: 139 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7A91?: The complementary color is #80917A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.