What color is #8D7CAC?

#8D7CAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7CAC?

The RGB value is 141, 124, 172: 141 red, 124 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7CAC?

The complementary color is #9BAC7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7CAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7CAC color

#8D7CAC rgb(141, 124, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D7CAC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 48.6% green and 67.5% blue (141, 124, 172).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8D7CAC color codes

HEX	`#8D7CAC`
RGB	`rgb(141, 124, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 48.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 16.46, -23.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 28.36, 305.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.637, 23.057, 42.121)`
Decimal	`9272492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7CAC, 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 #8D7CAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7CAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #8D7CAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7cac; }
.text { color: #8d7cac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7cac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 124 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7cac, #a57cac); }

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Questions

What color is #8D7CAC?: #8D7CAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7CAC?: The RGB value is 141, 124, 172: 141 red, 124 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7CAC?: The complementary color is #9BAC7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7CAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.