What color is #8D85A0?

#8D85A0 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 #8D85A0?

The RGB value is 141, 133, 160: 141 red, 133 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D85A0?

The complementary color is #98A085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D85A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D85A0 color

#8D85A0 rgb(141, 133, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D85A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.2% green and 62.7% blue (141, 133, 160).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#8D85A0 color codes

HEX	`#8D85A0`
RGB	`rgb(141, 133, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, 8.51, -13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 15.75, 302.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.716, 24.976, 36.717)`
Decimal	`9274784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D85A0, 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 #8D85A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D85A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #8D85A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d85a0; }
.text { color: #8d85a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d85a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 133 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d85a0, #9b85a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D85A0?: #8D85A0 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 #8D85A0?: The RGB value is 141, 133, 160: 141 red, 133 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D85A0?: The complementary color is #98A085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D85A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.