What color is #8E70B5?

#8E70B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E70B5?

The RGB value is 142, 112, 181: 142 red, 112 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E70B5?

The complementary color is #97B570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E70B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E70B5 color

#8E70B5 rgb(142, 112, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E70B5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 43.9% green and 71% blue (142, 112, 181).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#8E70B5 color codes

HEX	`#8E70B5`
RGB	`rgb(142, 112, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 43.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 38%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.59, 25.93, -32.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.59, 41.35, 308.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.288, 20.675, 46.366)`
Decimal	`9334965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E70B5, 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 #8E70B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E70B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #8E70B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e70b5; }
.text { color: #8e70b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e70b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 112 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e70b5, #b170b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E70B5?: #8E70B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E70B5?: The RGB value is 142, 112, 181: 142 red, 112 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E70B5?: The complementary color is #97B570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E70B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.