What color is #8D7E9E?

#8D7E9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7E9E?

The RGB value is 141, 126, 158: 141 red, 126 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7E9E?

The complementary color is #8F9E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7E9E?

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.

#8D7E9E color

#8D7E9E rgb(141, 126, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D7E9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49.4% green and 62% blue (141, 126, 158).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8D7E9E color codes

HEX	`#8D7E9E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 126, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 12.13, -15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 19.3, 308.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.616, 23.053, 35.494)`
Decimal	`9272990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7E9E, 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 #8D7E9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7E9E 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 #8D7E9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7e9e; }
.text { color: #8d7e9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7e9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 126 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7e9e, #9d7e9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D7E9E?: #8D7E9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7E9E?: The RGB value is 141, 126, 158: 141 red, 126 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7E9E?: The complementary color is #8F9E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7E9E?: 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.