What color is #8E7A9E?

#8E7A9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7A9E?

The RGB value is 142, 122, 158: 142 red, 122 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7A9E?

The complementary color is #8A9E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7A9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7A9E color

#8E7A9E rgb(142, 122, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E7A9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.8% green and 62% blue (142, 122, 158).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#8E7A9E color codes

HEX	`#8E7A9E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 122, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 14.8, -16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 22.13, 311.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.285, 22.139, 35.335)`
Decimal	`9337502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7A9E, 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 #8E7A9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7A9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #8E7A9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7a9e; }
.text { color: #8e7a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7a9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 122 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7a9e, #9e7a9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7A9E?: #8E7A9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7A9E?: The RGB value is 142, 122, 158: 142 red, 122 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7A9E?: The complementary color is #8A9E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7A9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.