What color is #8D779C?

#8D779C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D779C?

The RGB value is 141, 119, 156: 141 red, 119 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D779C?

The complementary color is #869C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D779C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D779C color

#8D779C rgb(141, 119, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D779C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 46.7% green and 61.2% blue (141, 119, 156).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#8D779C color codes

HEX	`#8D779C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 119, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 46.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, 15.78, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 23, 313.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.581, 21.257, 34.307)`
Decimal	`9271196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D779C, 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 #8D779C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D779C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #8D779C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d779c; }
.text { color: #8d779c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d779c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 119 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d779c, #9c7799); }

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Questions

What color is #8D779C?: #8D779C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D779C?: The RGB value is 141, 119, 156: 141 red, 119 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D779C?: The complementary color is #869C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D779C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.