What color is #8C79AA?

#8C79AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C79AA?

The RGB value is 140, 121, 170: 140 red, 121 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C79AA?

The complementary color is #97AA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C79AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C79AA color

#8C79AA rgb(140, 121, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C79AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.5% green and 66.7% blue (140, 121, 170).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#8C79AA color codes

HEX	`#8C79AA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 121, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.19, 17.42, -23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.19, 29.17, 306.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.907, 22.152, 40.986)`
Decimal	`9206186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C79AA, 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 #8C79AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C79AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #8C79AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c79aa; }
.text { color: #8c79aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c79aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 121 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c79aa, #a579aa); }

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Questions

What color is #8C79AA?: #8C79AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C79AA?: The RGB value is 140, 121, 170: 140 red, 121 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C79AA?: The complementary color is #97AA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C79AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.