What color is #8C809E?

#8C809E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C809E?

The RGB value is 140, 128, 158: 140 red, 128 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C809E?

The complementary color is #929E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C809E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C809E color

#8C809E rgb(140, 128, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C809E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 50.2% green and 62% blue (140, 128, 158).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#8C809E color codes

HEX	`#8C809E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 128, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 50.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.57, 10.62, -14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.57, 17.86, 306.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.705, 23.482, 35.572)`
Decimal	`9207966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C809E, 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 #8C809E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C809E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #8C809E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c809e; }
.text { color: #8c809e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c809e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 128 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c809e, #9b809e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8C809E?: #8C809E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C809E?: The RGB value is 140, 128, 158: 140 red, 128 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C809E?: The complementary color is #929E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C809E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.