What color is #8C839B?

#8C839B 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 #8C839B?

The RGB value is 140, 131, 155: 140 red, 131 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C839B?

The complementary color is #929B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C839B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C839B color

#8C839B rgb(140, 131, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C839B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 51.4% green and 60.8% blue (140, 131, 155).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#8C839B color codes

HEX	`#8C839B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 131, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 51.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, 8.23, -11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 14.2, 305.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.847, 24.175, 34.361)`
Decimal	`9208731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C839B, 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 #8C839B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C839B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #8C839B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c839b; }
.text { color: #8c839b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c839b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 131 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c839b, #98839b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C839B?: #8C839B 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 #8C839B?: The RGB value is 140, 131, 155: 140 red, 131 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C839B?: The complementary color is #929B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C839B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.