What color is #8E79AD?

#8E79AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E79AD?

The RGB value is 142, 121, 173: 142 red, 121 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E79AD?

The complementary color is #98AD79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E79AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E79AD color

#8E79AD rgb(142, 121, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E79AD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.5% green and 67.8% blue (142, 121, 173).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#8E79AD color codes

HEX	`#8E79AD`
RGB	`rgb(142, 121, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 30%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.49, 18.77, -24.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.49, 30.98, 307.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.534, 22.443, 42.514)`
Decimal	`9337261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E79AD, 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 #8E79AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E79AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #8E79AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e79ad; }
.text { color: #8e79ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e79ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 121 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e79ad, #a879ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E79AD?: #8E79AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E79AD?: The RGB value is 142, 121, 173: 142 red, 121 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E79AD?: The complementary color is #98AD79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E79AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.