What color is #8E71AC?

#8E71AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E71AC?

The RGB value is 142, 113, 172: 142 red, 113 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E71AC?

The complementary color is #8FAC71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E71AC?

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

#8E71AC color

#8E71AC rgb(142, 113, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E71AC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 44.3% green and 67.5% blue (142, 113, 172).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8E71AC color codes

HEX	`#8E71AC`
RGB	`rgb(142, 113, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 44.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 23.22, -27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 35.79, 310.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.505, 20.54, 41.695)`
Decimal	`9335212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E71AC, 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 #8E71AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E71AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #8E71AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e71ac; }
.text { color: #8e71ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e71ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 113 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e71ac, #ab71ac); }

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Questions

What color is #8E71AC?: #8E71AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E71AC?: The RGB value is 142, 113, 172: 142 red, 113 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E71AC?: The complementary color is #8FAC71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E71AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.