What color is #8B82A1?

#8B82A1 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 #8B82A1?

The RGB value is 139, 130, 161: 139 red, 130 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B82A1?

The complementary color is #98A182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B82A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B82A1 color

#8B82A1 rgb(139, 130, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B82A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51% green and 63.1% blue (139, 130, 161).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8B82A1 color codes

HEX	`#8B82A1`
RGB	`rgb(139, 130, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, 9.78, -15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 18.13, 302.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.062, 24.027, 37.029)`
Decimal	`9142945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B82A1, 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 #8B82A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B82A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #8B82A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b82a1; }
.text { color: #8b82a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b82a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 130 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b82a1, #9b82a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B82A1?: #8B82A1 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 #8B82A1?: The RGB value is 139, 130, 161: 139 red, 130 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B82A1?: The complementary color is #98A182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B82A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.