What color is #8B7E9A?

#8B7E9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7E9A?

The RGB value is 139, 126, 154: 139 red, 126 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7E9A?

The complementary color is #8D9A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7E9A color

#8B7E9A rgb(139, 126, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B7E9A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 49.4% green and 60.4% blue (139, 126, 154).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#8B7E9A color codes

HEX	`#8B7E9A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 126, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 49.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, 10.56, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 16.9, 308.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.94, 22.744, 33.694)`
Decimal	`9141914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7E9A, 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 #8B7E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #8B7E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7e9a; }
.text { color: #8b7e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 126 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7e9a, #997e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B7E9A?: #8B7E9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7E9A?: The RGB value is 139, 126, 154: 139 red, 126 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7E9A?: The complementary color is #8D9A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.