What color is #8F509D?

#8F509D is a desaturated magenta known as Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vicious Violet?

The RGB value is 143, 80, 157: 143 red, 80 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vicious Violet?

The complementary color is #5E9D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F509D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vicious Violet color: hex code #8F509D

#8F509D rgb(143, 80, 157)

Shades of purple

Vicious Violet has the hex code #8F509D. It is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 31.4% green and 61.6% blue (143, 80, 157).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

Vicious Violet (#8F509D) color codes

HEX	`#8F509D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 80, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 31.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 49%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 49%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, 39.08, -31.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 50, 321.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.281, 14.012, 33.528)`
Decimal	`9392285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vicious Violet, 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 #8F509D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F509D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #8F509D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f509d; }
.text { color: #8f509d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f509d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 80 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f509d, #9d5084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8F509D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8F509D?: #8F509D is a desaturated magenta known as Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vicious Violet?: The RGB value is 143, 80, 157: 143 red, 80 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vicious Violet?: The complementary color is #5E9D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F509D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.