What color is #8E84A5?

#8E84A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E84A5?

The RGB value is 142, 132, 165: 142 red, 132 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E84A5?

The complementary color is #9BA584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E84A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E84A5 color

#8E84A5 rgb(142, 132, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E84A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.8% green and 64.7% blue (142, 132, 165).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#8E84A5 color codes

HEX	`#8E84A5`
RGB	`rgb(142, 132, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, 10.54, -16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 19.27, 303.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.197, 24.97, 39.03)`
Decimal	`9340069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E84A5, 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 #8E84A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E84A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #8E84A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e84a5; }
.text { color: #8e84a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e84a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 132 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e84a5, #9f84a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E84A5?: #8E84A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E84A5?: The RGB value is 142, 132, 165: 142 red, 132 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E84A5?: The complementary color is #9BA584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E84A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.