What color is #8E758C?

#8E758C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E758C?

The RGB value is 142, 117, 140: 142 red, 117 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E758C?

The complementary color is #758E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E758C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E758C color

#8E758C rgb(142, 117, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E758C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.9% green and 54.9% blue (142, 117, 140).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#8E758C color codes

HEX	`#8E758C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 117, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, 13.97, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 16.54, 327.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.25, 20.367, 27.565)`
Decimal	`9336204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E758C, 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 #8E758C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E758C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #8E758C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e758c; }
.text { color: #8e758c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e758c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 117 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e758c, #8e7580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E758C?: #8E758C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E758C?: The RGB value is 142, 117, 140: 142 red, 117 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E758C?: The complementary color is #758E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E758C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.