What color is #8B81A0?

#8B81A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B81A0?

The RGB value is 139, 129, 160: 139 red, 129 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B81A0?

The complementary color is #96A081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B81A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B81A0 color

#8B81A0 rgb(139, 129, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B81A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.6% green and 62.7% blue (139, 129, 160).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#8B81A0 color codes

HEX	`#8B81A0`
RGB	`rgb(139, 129, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.81, 10.14, -15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.81, 18.22, 303.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.842, 23.728, 36.522)`
Decimal	`9142688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B81A0, 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 #8B81A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B81A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #8B81A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b81a0; }
.text { color: #8b81a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b81a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 129 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b81a0, #9a81a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B81A0?: #8B81A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B81A0?: The RGB value is 139, 129, 160: 139 red, 129 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B81A0?: The complementary color is #96A081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B81A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.