What color is #8F729F?

#8F729F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F729F?

The RGB value is 143, 114, 159: 143 red, 114 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F729F?

The complementary color is #829F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F729F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F729F color

#8F729F rgb(143, 114, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F729F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 44.7% green and 62.4% blue (143, 114, 159).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#8F729F color codes

HEX	`#8F729F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 114, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 44.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.26, 20.04, -19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.26, 28.27, 315.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.602, 20.378, 35.484)`
Decimal	`9400991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F729F, 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 #8F729F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F729F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #8F729F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f729f; }
.text { color: #8f729f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f729f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 114 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f729f, #9f7299); }

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Questions

What color is #8F729F?: #8F729F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F729F?: The RGB value is 143, 114, 159: 143 red, 114 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F729F?: The complementary color is #829F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F729F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.