What color is #8E43E7?

#8E43E7 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blue Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E43E7?

The RGB value is 142, 67, 231: 142 red, 67 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E43E7?

The complementary color is #9CE743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E43E7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E43E7 color

#8E43E7 rgb(142, 67, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E43E7 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 26.3% green and 90.6% blue (142, 67, 231).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 77% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8E43E7 color codes

HEX	`#8E43E7`
RGB	`rgb(142, 67, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 26.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 77%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 71%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 71%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.36, 62.25, -70.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.36, 94.25, 311.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.583, 15.534, 77.131)`
Decimal	`9323495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E43E7, 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 #8E43E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E43E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	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 #8E43E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e43e7; }
.text { color: #8e43e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e43e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 67 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e43e7, #e043e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E43E7?: #8E43E7 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blue Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E43E7?: The RGB value is 142, 67, 231: 142 red, 67 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E43E7?: The complementary color is #9CE743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E43E7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.