What color is #8E80A9?

#8E80A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E80A9?

The RGB value is 142, 128, 169: 142 red, 128 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E80A9?

The complementary color is #9BA980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E80A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E80A9 color

#8E80A9 rgb(142, 128, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E80A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.2% green and 66.3% blue (142, 128, 169).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8E80A9 color codes

HEX	`#8E80A9`
RGB	`rgb(142, 128, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, 13.76, -19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 24.12, 304.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.034, 24.054, 40.8)`
Decimal	`9339049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E80A9, 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 #8E80A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E80A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #8E80A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e80a9; }
.text { color: #8e80a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e80a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 128 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e80a9, #a380a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E80A9?: #8E80A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E80A9?: The RGB value is 142, 128, 169: 142 red, 128 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E80A9?: The complementary color is #9BA980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E80A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.