What color is #8D7E96?

#8D7E96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7E96?

The RGB value is 141, 126, 150: 141 red, 126 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7E96?

The complementary color is #87967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7E96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7E96 color

#8D7E96 rgb(141, 126, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D7E96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49.4% green and 58.8% blue (141, 126, 150).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#8D7E96 color codes

HEX	`#8D7E96`
RGB	`rgb(141, 126, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.85, 10.41, -10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.85, 15, 313.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.949, 22.787, 31.985)`
Decimal	`9272982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7E96, 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 #8D7E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #8D7E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7e96; }
.text { color: #8d7e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 126 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7e96, #967e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D7E96?: #8D7E96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7E96?: The RGB value is 141, 126, 150: 141 red, 126 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7E96?: The complementary color is #87967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7E96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.