What color is #8C7EAF?

#8C7EAF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7EAF?

The RGB value is 140, 126, 175: 140 red, 126 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7EAF?

The complementary color is #A1AF7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7EAF color

#8C7EAF rgb(140, 126, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C7EAF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 49.4% green and 68.6% blue (140, 126, 175).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#8C7EAF color codes

HEX	`#8C7EAF`
RGB	`rgb(140, 126, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 49.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.68, 15.67, -23.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.68, 28.65, 303.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.012, 23.592, 43.732)`
Decimal	`9207471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7EAF, 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 #8C7EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #8C7EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7eaf; }
.text { color: #8c7eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 126 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7eaf, #a47eaf); }

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Questions

What color is #8C7EAF?: #8C7EAF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7EAF?: The RGB value is 140, 126, 175: 140 red, 126 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7EAF?: The complementary color is #A1AF7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.