#8A7696
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #8A7696
#8A7696 is a medium, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 46% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe (ΔE 16.6), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #829676 (sage), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.11:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A7696?
#8A7696 is a medium, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 46% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A7696?
Use black text. Black on #8A7696 has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A7696?
Its complementary colour is #829676, and analogous partners are #7A7696 and #967692.