#8A7AA0
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #8A7AA0
With the hex code #8A7AA0, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 48% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Lilac — a ΔE of 17.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #90A07A, a sage shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.37:1 (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 #8A7AA0?
With the hex code #8A7AA0, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 48% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8A7AA0?
Use black text. Black on #8A7AA0 has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A7AA0?
Its complementary colour is #90A07A, and analogous partners are #7A7DA0 and #9D7AA0.