What color is #8E759D?

#8E759D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E759D?

The RGB value is 142, 117, 157: 142 red, 117 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E759D?

The complementary color is #849D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E759D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E759D color

#8E759D rgb(142, 117, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E759D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.9% green and 61.6% blue (142, 117, 157).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#8E759D color codes

HEX	`#8E759D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 117, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, 17.51, -17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 25.03, 314.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.601, 20.908, 34.684)`
Decimal	`9336221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E759D, 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 #8E759D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E759D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #8E759D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e759d; }
.text { color: #8e759d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e759d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 117 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e759d, #9d7598); }

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Questions

What color is #8E759D?: #8E759D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E759D?: The RGB value is 142, 117, 157: 142 red, 117 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E759D?: The complementary color is #849D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E759D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.