What color is #8D74AB?

#8D74AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D74AB?

The RGB value is 141, 116, 171: 141 red, 116 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D74AB?

The complementary color is #92AB74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D74AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D74AB color

#8D74AB rgb(141, 116, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D74AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.5% green and 67.1% blue (141, 116, 171).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#8D74AB color codes

HEX	`#8D74AB`
RGB	`rgb(141, 116, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.05, 20.91, -25.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.05, 33.15, 309.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.579, 21.094, 41.297)`
Decimal	`9270443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D74AB, 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 #8D74AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D74AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #8D74AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d74ab; }
.text { color: #8d74ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d74ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 116 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d74ab, #a874ab); }

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Questions

What color is #8D74AB?: #8D74AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D74AB?: The RGB value is 141, 116, 171: 141 red, 116 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D74AB?: The complementary color is #92AB74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D74AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.