What color is #8C7A96?

#8C7A96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7A96?

The RGB value is 140, 122, 150: 140 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7A96?

The complementary color is #84967A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7A96 color

#8C7A96 rgb(140, 122, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C7A96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.8% green and 58.8% blue (140, 122, 150).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#8C7A96 color codes

HEX	`#8C7A96`
RGB	`rgb(140, 122, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, 12.38, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 17.62, 314.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.279, 21.697, 31.81)`
Decimal	`9206422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7A96, 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 #8C7A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #8C7A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7a96; }
.text { color: #8c7a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 122 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7a96, #967a92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8C7A96?: #8C7A96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7A96?: The RGB value is 140, 122, 150: 140 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7A96?: The complementary color is #84967A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.