What color is #8E859C?

#8E859C 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 #8E859C?

The RGB value is 142, 133, 156: 142 red, 133 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E859C?

The complementary color is #939C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E859C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E859C color

#8E859C rgb(142, 133, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E859C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.2% green and 61.2% blue (142, 133, 156).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8E859C color codes

HEX	`#8E859C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 133, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, 7.99, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 13.61, 305.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.542, 24.926, 34.912)`
Decimal	`9340316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E859C, 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 #8E859C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E859C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #8E859C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e859c; }
.text { color: #8e859c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e859c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 133 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e859c, #9a859c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E859C?: #8E859C 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 #8E859C?: The RGB value is 142, 133, 156: 142 red, 133 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E859C?: The complementary color is #939C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E859C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.