What color is #8B7CBF?

#8B7CBF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7CBF?

The RGB value is 139, 124, 191: 139 red, 124 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7CBF?

The complementary color is #B0BF7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7CBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7CBF color

#8B7CBF rgb(139, 124, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B7CBF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 48.6% green and 74.9% blue (139, 124, 191).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 34% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#8B7CBF color codes

HEX	`#8B7CBF`
RGB	`rgb(139, 124, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 48.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 34%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 35%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 35%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.75, 20.45, -33.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.75, 38.85, 301.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.257, 23.665, 52.412)`
Decimal	`9141439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7CBF, 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 #8B7CBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7CBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #8B7CBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7cbf; }
.text { color: #8b7cbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7cbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 124 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7cbf, #ac7cbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B7CBF?: #8B7CBF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7CBF?: The RGB value is 139, 124, 191: 139 red, 124 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7CBF?: The complementary color is #B0BF7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7CBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.