What color is #8E7BB6?

#8E7BB6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7BB6?

The RGB value is 142, 123, 182: 142 red, 123 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7BB6?

The complementary color is #A3B67B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7BB6 color

#8E7BB6 rgb(142, 123, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E7BB6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 48.2% green and 71.4% blue (142, 123, 182).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 29% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#8E7BB6 color codes

HEX	`#8E7BB6`
RGB	`rgb(142, 123, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 48.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 29%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, 19.73, -28.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 34.63, 304.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.68, 23.294, 47.337)`
Decimal	`9337782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7BB6, 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 #8E7BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #8E7BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7bb6; }
.text { color: #8e7bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 123 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7bb6, #ac7bb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7BB6?: #8E7BB6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7BB6?: The RGB value is 142, 123, 182: 142 red, 123 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7BB6?: The complementary color is #A3B67B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.