What color is #8E4585?

#8E4585 is a desaturated magenta known as Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plum?

The RGB value is 142, 69, 133: 142 red, 69 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plum?

The complementary color is #458E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E4585?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plum color: hex code #8E4585

#8E4585 rgb(142, 69, 133)

Shades of purple

Plum has the hex code #8E4585. It is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 27.1% green and 52.2% blue (142, 69, 133).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

Note that the CSS keyword plum is a different color, #DDA0DD.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

Plum (#8E4585) color codes

HEX	`#8E4585`
RGB	`rgb(142, 69, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 27.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.74, 39.98, -22.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.74, 45.72, 330.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.517, 11.702, 23.522)`
Decimal	`9323909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plum, 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 #8E4585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E4585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #8E4585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e4585; }
.text { color: #8e4585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e4585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 69 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e4585, #8e4560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8E4585 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8E4585?: #8E4585 is a desaturated magenta known as Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plum?: The RGB value is 142, 69, 133: 142 red, 69 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plum?: The complementary color is #458E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E4585?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.