What color is #8B7B9E?

#8B7B9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7B9E?

The RGB value is 139, 123, 158: 139 red, 123 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7B9E?

The complementary color is #8E9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7B9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7B9E color

#8B7B9E rgb(139, 123, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B7B9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 48.2% green and 62% blue (139, 123, 158).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#8B7B9E color codes

HEX	`#8B7B9E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 123, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 48.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, 13.19, -16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 21.12, 308.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.901, 22.124, 35.352)`
Decimal	`9141150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7B9E, 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 #8B7B9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7B9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #8B7B9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7b9e; }
.text { color: #8b7b9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7b9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 123 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7b9e, #9c7b9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B7B9E?: #8B7B9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7B9E?: The RGB value is 139, 123, 158: 139 red, 123 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7B9E?: The complementary color is #8E9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7B9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.