What color is #8E81A6?

#8E81A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E81A6?

The RGB value is 142, 129, 166: 142 red, 129 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E81A6?

The complementary color is #99A681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E81A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E81A6 color

#8E81A6 rgb(142, 129, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E81A6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.6% green and 65.1% blue (142, 129, 166).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#8E81A6 color codes

HEX	`#8E81A6`
RGB	`rgb(142, 129, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.29, 12.5, -17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.29, 21.79, 305)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.887, 24.204, 39.377)`
Decimal	`9339302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E81A6, 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 #8E81A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E81A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #8E81A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e81a6; }
.text { color: #8e81a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e81a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 129 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e81a6, #a181a6); }

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Questions

What color is #8E81A6?: #8E81A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E81A6?: The RGB value is 142, 129, 166: 142 red, 129 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E81A6?: The complementary color is #99A681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E81A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.