What color is #8D74B1?

#8D74B1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D74B1?

The RGB value is 141, 116, 177: 141 red, 116 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D74B1?

The complementary color is #98B174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D74B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D74B1 color

#8D74B1 rgb(141, 116, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D74B1 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.5% green and 69.4% blue (141, 116, 177).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#8D74B1 color codes

HEX	`#8D74B1`
RGB	`rgb(141, 116, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 22.32, -28.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 36.43, 307.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.164, 21.328, 44.377)`
Decimal	`9270449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D74B1, 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 #8D74B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D74B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #8D74B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d74b1; }
.text { color: #8d74b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d74b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 116 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d74b1, #ac74b1); }

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Questions

What color is #8D74B1?: #8D74B1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D74B1?: The RGB value is 141, 116, 177: 141 red, 116 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D74B1?: The complementary color is #98B174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D74B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.