What color is #8B7EA5?

#8B7EA5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7EA5?

The RGB value is 139, 126, 165: 139 red, 126 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7EA5?

The complementary color is #98A57E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7EA5 color

#8B7EA5 rgb(139, 126, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B7EA5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 49.4% green and 64.7% blue (139, 126, 165).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#8B7EA5 color codes

HEX	`#8B7EA5`
RGB	`rgb(139, 126, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 49.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, 13.01, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 23, 304.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.898, 23.127, 38.742)`
Decimal	`9141925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7EA5, 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 #8B7EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #8B7EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7ea5; }
.text { color: #8b7ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 126 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7ea5, #9e7ea5); }

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Questions

What color is #8B7EA5?: #8B7EA5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7EA5?: The RGB value is 139, 126, 165: 139 red, 126 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7EA5?: The complementary color is #98A57E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.