What color is #8C73BC?

#8C73BC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C73BC?

The RGB value is 140, 115, 188: 140 red, 115 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C73BC?

The complementary color is #A3BC73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C73BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C73BC color

#8C73BC rgb(140, 115, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C73BC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 45.1% green and 73.7% blue (140, 115, 188).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8C73BC color codes

HEX	`#8C73BC`
RGB	`rgb(140, 115, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 45.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 39%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 39%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, 25.28, -34.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 43.09, 305.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.021, 21.468, 50.34)`
Decimal	`9204668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C73BC, 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 #8C73BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C73BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #8C73BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c73bc; }
.text { color: #8c73bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c73bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 115 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c73bc, #b173bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C73BC?: #8C73BC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C73BC?: The RGB value is 140, 115, 188: 140 red, 115 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C73BC?: The complementary color is #A3BC73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C73BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.