What color is #8E5AAF?

#8E5AAF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E5AAF?

The RGB value is 142, 90, 175: 142 red, 90 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E5AAF?

The complementary color is #7BAF5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E5AAF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E5AAF color

#8E5AAF rgb(142, 90, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E5AAF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 35.3% green and 68.6% blue (142, 90, 175).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#8E5AAF color codes

HEX	`#8E5AAF`
RGB	`rgb(142, 90, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 35.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 49%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 49%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.18, 37.19, -37.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.18, 52.6, 314.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.548, 16.159, 42.48)`
Decimal	`9329327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E5AAF, 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 #8E5AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E5AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #8E5AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e5aaf; }
.text { color: #8e5aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e5aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 90 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e5aaf, #af5aa5); }

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Questions

What color is #8E5AAF?: #8E5AAF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E5AAF?: The RGB value is 142, 90, 175: 142 red, 90 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E5AAF?: The complementary color is #7BAF5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E5AAF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.