What color is #8D77A3?

#8D77A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D77A3?

The RGB value is 141, 119, 163: 141 red, 119 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D77A3?

The complementary color is #8DA377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D77A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D77A3 color

#8D77A3 rgb(141, 119, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D77A3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 46.7% green and 63.9% blue (141, 119, 163).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#8D77A3 color codes

HEX	`#8D77A3`
RGB	`rgb(141, 119, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 46.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, 17.33, -20.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 26.76, 310.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.191, 21.501, 37.519)`
Decimal	`9271203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D77A3, 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 #8D77A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D77A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #8D77A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d77a3; }
.text { color: #8d77a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d77a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 119 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d77a3, #a377a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D77A3?: #8D77A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D77A3?: The RGB value is 141, 119, 163: 141 red, 119 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D77A3?: The complementary color is #8DA377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D77A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.