What color is #8D7BAD?

#8D7BAD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7BAD?

The RGB value is 141, 123, 173: 141 red, 123 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7BAD?

The complementary color is #9BAD7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7BAD color

#8D7BAD rgb(141, 123, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D7BAD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 48.2% green and 67.8% blue (141, 123, 173).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#8D7BAD color codes

HEX	`#8D7BAD`
RGB	`rgb(141, 123, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 48.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.91, 17.28, -24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.91, 29.57, 305.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.609, 22.846, 42.588)`
Decimal	`9272237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7BAD, 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 #8D7BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #8D7BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7bad; }
.text { color: #8d7bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 123 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7bad, #a67bad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8D7BAD?: #8D7BAD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7BAD?: The RGB value is 141, 123, 173: 141 red, 123 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7BAD?: The complementary color is #9BAD7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.