Close to Cool Gray
#8A799D
#8A799D is a mid-tone, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Cool Gray. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 47.5% green, and 61.6% blue. Its hue is 268°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8A799D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.30:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8A799D as they’d see it.
#8A799D in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8A799D
What color is #8A799D?
#8A799D is a mid-tone, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Cool Gray. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 47.5% green, and 61.6% blue. Its hue is 268°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8A799D in RGB?
#8A799D is rgb(138, 121, 157): 138 red, 121 green, and 157 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8A799D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 23, 0, 38). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8A799D?
PANTONE 2648 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8A799D?
Its complement #748561 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.