What color is #8A358F?

#8A358F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A358F?

The RGB value is 138, 53, 143: 138 red, 53 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A358F?

The complementary color is #3A8F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A358F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A358F color

#8A358F rgb(138, 53, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A358F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 20.8% green and 56.1% blue (138, 53, 143).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 46% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Warm Purple (#952E8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#8A358F color codes

HEX	`#8A358F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 53, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 20.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 46%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 63%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 63%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, 48.55, -33.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 58.73, 325.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.712, 9.934, 27.018)`
Decimal	`9057679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A358F, 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 #8A358F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A358F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8A358F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a358f; }
.text { color: #8a358f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a358f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 53 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a358f, #8f3567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A358F?: #8A358F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A358F?: The RGB value is 138, 53, 143: 138 red, 53 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A358F?: The complementary color is #3A8F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A358F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.