What color is #8E779B?

#8E779B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E779B?

The RGB value is 142, 119, 155: 142 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E779B?

The complementary color is #849B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E779B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E779B color

#8E779B rgb(142, 119, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E779B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 46.7% green and 60.8% blue (142, 119, 155).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#8E779B color codes

HEX	`#8E779B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 119, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 46.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, 15.91, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 22.6, 314.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.668, 21.311, 33.871)`
Decimal	`9336731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E779B, 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 #8E779B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E779B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #8E779B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e779b; }
.text { color: #8e779b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e779b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 119 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e779b, #9b7796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8E779B?: #8E779B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E779B?: The RGB value is 142, 119, 155: 142 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E779B?: The complementary color is #849B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E779B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.