What color is #8C78A3?

#8C78A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C78A3?

The RGB value is 140, 120, 163: 140 red, 120 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C78A3?

The complementary color is #8FA378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C78A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C78A3 color

#8C78A3 rgb(140, 120, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C78A3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.1% green and 63.9% blue (140, 120, 163).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#8C78A3 color codes

HEX	`#8C78A3`
RGB	`rgb(140, 120, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.66, 16.4, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.66, 25.99, 309.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.141, 21.653, 37.551)`
Decimal	`9205923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C78A3, 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 #8C78A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C78A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #8C78A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c78a3; }
.text { color: #8c78a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c78a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 120 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c78a3, #a278a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C78A3?: #8C78A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C78A3?: The RGB value is 140, 120, 163: 140 red, 120 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C78A3?: The complementary color is #8FA378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C78A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.