What color is #8833AA?

#8833AA is a moderate magenta known as Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pleasant Purple?

The RGB value is 136, 51, 170: 136 red, 51 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pleasant Purple?

The complementary color is #55AA33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8833AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pleasant Purple color: hex code #8833AA

#8833AA rgb(136, 51, 170)

Shades of purple

Pleasant Purple has the hex code #8833AA. It is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 20% green and 66.7% blue (136, 51, 170).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

Pleasant Purple (#8833AA) color codes

HEX	`#8833AA`
RGB	`rgb(136, 51, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 20%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 70%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 70%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.73, 54.32, -47.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.73, 72.33, 318.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.592, 10.505, 39.071)`
Decimal	`8926122`
Short hex	`#83A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pleasant Purple, 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 #8833AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8833AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	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 #8833AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8833aa; }
.text { color: #8833aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8833aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 51 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8833aa, #aa3391); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8833AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8833AA?: #8833AA is a moderate magenta known as Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pleasant Purple?: The RGB value is 136, 51, 170: 136 red, 51 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pleasant Purple?: The complementary color is #55AA33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8833AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.