What color is #8F88A2?

#8F88A2 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 #8F88A2?

The RGB value is 143, 136, 162: 143 red, 136 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F88A2?

The complementary color is #9BA288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F88A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F88A2 color

#8F88A2 rgb(143, 136, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F88A2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.3% green and 63.5% blue (143, 136, 162).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% 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 6.21:1).

#8F88A2 color codes

HEX	`#8F88A2`
RGB	`rgb(143, 136, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, 7.91, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 15.07, 301.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.652, 26.057, 37.801)`
Decimal	`9406626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F88A2, 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 #8F88A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F88A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #8F88A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f88a2; }
.text { color: #8f88a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f88a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 136 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f88a2, #9c88a2); }

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Questions

What color is #8F88A2?: #8F88A2 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 #8F88A2?: The RGB value is 143, 136, 162: 143 red, 136 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F88A2?: The complementary color is #9BA288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F88A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.