What color is #8E7E94?

#8E7E94 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7E94?

The RGB value is 142, 126, 148: 142 red, 126 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7E94?

The complementary color is #84947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7E94 color

#8E7E94 rgb(142, 126, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E7E94 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 49.4% green and 58% blue (142, 126, 148).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#8E7E94 color codes

HEX	`#8E7E94`
RGB	`rgb(142, 126, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 49.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, 10.35, -9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 14.11, 317.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.961, 22.811, 31.152)`
Decimal	`9338516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7E94, 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 #8E7E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #8E7E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7e94; }
.text { color: #8e7e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 126 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7e94, #947e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E7E94?: #8E7E94 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7E94?: The RGB value is 142, 126, 148: 142 red, 126 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7E94?: The complementary color is #84947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.