What color is #8F75C5?

#8F75C5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F75C5?

The RGB value is 143, 117, 197: 143 red, 117 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F75C5?

The complementary color is #ABC575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F75C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F75C5 color

#8F75C5 rgb(143, 117, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F75C5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.9% green and 77.3% blue (143, 117, 197).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 41% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#8F75C5 color codes

HEX	`#8F75C5`
RGB	`rgb(143, 117, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 41%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 41%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 41%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.65, 27.23, -38.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.65, 46.87, 305.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.765, 22.593, 55.711)`
Decimal	`9401797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F75C5, 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 #8F75C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F75C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #8F75C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f75c5; }
.text { color: #8f75c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f75c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 117 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f75c5, #b775c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F75C5?: #8F75C5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F75C5?: The RGB value is 143, 117, 197: 143 red, 117 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F75C5?: The complementary color is #ABC575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F75C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.