What color is #8E6BBD?

#8E6BBD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6BBD?

The RGB value is 142, 107, 189: 142 red, 107 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6BBD?

The complementary color is #9ABD6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6BBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6BBD color

#8E6BBD rgb(142, 107, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E6BBD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 42% green and 74.1% blue (142, 107, 189).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 38% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#8E6BBD color codes

HEX	`#8E6BBD`
RGB	`rgb(142, 107, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 42%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 38%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 43%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 43%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, 30.78, -38.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 48.98, 308.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.596, 19.94, 50.635)`
Decimal	`9333693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6BBD, 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 #8E6BBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E6BBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #8E6BBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6bbd; }
.text { color: #8e6bbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6bbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 107 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6bbd, #b76bbd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E6BBD?: #8E6BBD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6BBD?: The RGB value is 142, 107, 189: 142 red, 107 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6BBD?: The complementary color is #9ABD6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6BBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.