What color is #8F88A1?

#8F88A1 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 #8F88A1?

The RGB value is 143, 136, 161: 143 red, 136 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F88A1?

The complementary color is #9AA188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F88A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F88A1 color

#8F88A1 rgb(143, 136, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F88A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.3% green and 63.1% blue (143, 136, 161).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#8F88A1 color codes

HEX	`#8F88A1`
RGB	`rgb(143, 136, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.06, 7.69, -12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.06, 14.51, 302.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.564, 26.021, 37.334)`
Decimal	`9406625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F88A1, 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 #8F88A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F88A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #8F88A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f88a1; }
.text { color: #8f88a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f88a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 136 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f88a1, #9b88a1); }

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Questions

What color is #8F88A1?: #8F88A1 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 #8F88A1?: The RGB value is 143, 136, 161: 143 red, 136 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F88A1?: The complementary color is #9AA188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F88A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.