What color is #8D729F?

#8D729F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D729F?

The RGB value is 141, 114, 159: 141 red, 114 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D729F?

The complementary color is #849F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D729F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D729F color

#8D729F rgb(141, 114, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D729F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 44.7% green and 62.4% blue (141, 114, 159).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8D729F color codes

HEX	`#8D729F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 114, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 44.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, 19.36, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 28.03, 313.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.259, 20.201, 35.468)`
Decimal	`9269919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D729F, 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 #8D729F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D729F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #8D729F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d729f; }
.text { color: #8d729f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d729f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 114 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d729f, #9f729b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D729F?: #8D729F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D729F?: The RGB value is 141, 114, 159: 141 red, 114 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D729F?: The complementary color is #849F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D729F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.