What color is #8C7FAA?

#8C7FAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7FAA?

The RGB value is 140, 127, 170: 140 red, 127 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7FAA?

The complementary color is #9DAA7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7FAA color

#8C7FAA rgb(140, 127, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C7FAA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 49.8% green and 66.7% blue (140, 127, 170).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#8C7FAA color codes

HEX	`#8C7FAA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 127, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 49.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.74, 13.92, -21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.74, 25.2, 303.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.659, 23.656, 41.237)`
Decimal	`9207722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7FAA, 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 #8C7FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #8C7FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7faa; }
.text { color: #8c7faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 127 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7faa, #a17faa); }

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Questions

What color is #8C7FAA?: #8C7FAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7FAA?: The RGB value is 140, 127, 170: 140 red, 127 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7FAA?: The complementary color is #9DAA7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.