What color is #8A608B?

#8A608B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A608B?

The RGB value is 138, 96, 139: 138 red, 96 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A608B?

The complementary color is #618B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A608B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A608B color

#8A608B rgb(138, 96, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A608B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 37.6% green and 54.5% blue (138, 96, 139).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#8A608B color codes

HEX	`#8A608B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 96, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 37.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 31%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, 24.65, -17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 29.95, 325.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.324, 15.634, 26.421)`
Decimal	`9068683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A608B, 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 #8A608B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A608B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #8A608B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a608b; }
.text { color: #8a608b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a608b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 96 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a608b, #8b6076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A608B?: #8A608B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A608B?: The RGB value is 138, 96, 139: 138 red, 96 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A608B?: The complementary color is #618B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A608B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.