What color is #8D7ADA?

#8D7ADA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7ADA?

The RGB value is 141, 122, 218: 141 red, 122 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7ADA?

The complementary color is #C7DA7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7ADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7ADA color

#8D7ADA rgb(141, 122, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D7ADA is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 47.8% green and 85.5% blue (141, 122, 218).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 56% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#8D7ADA color codes

HEX	`#8D7ADA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 122, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 47.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 56%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 44%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 44%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, 29.2, -46.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 55.14, 301.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.596, 24.643, 69.461)`
Decimal	`9272026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7ADA, 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 #8D7ADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7ADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #8D7ADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7ada; }
.text { color: #8d7ada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7ada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 122 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7ada, #bd7ada); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D7ADA?: #8D7ADA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7ADA?: The RGB value is 141, 122, 218: 141 red, 122 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7ADA?: The complementary color is #C7DA7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7ADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.