What color is #8F75B4?

#8F75B4 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F75B4?

The RGB value is 143, 117, 180: 143 red, 117 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F75B4?

The complementary color is #9AB475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F75B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F75B4 color

#8F75B4 rgb(143, 117, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F75B4 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.9% green and 70.6% blue (143, 117, 180).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8F75B4 color codes

HEX	`#8F75B4`
RGB	`rgb(143, 117, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 23.08, -29.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 37.55, 307.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.925, 21.858, 46.024)`
Decimal	`9401780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F75B4, 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 #8F75B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F75B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #8F75B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f75b4; }
.text { color: #8f75b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f75b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 117 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f75b4, #af75b4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F75B4?: #8F75B4 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F75B4?: The RGB value is 143, 117, 180: 143 red, 117 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F75B4?: The complementary color is #9AB475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F75B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.