What color is #8A6090?

#8A6090 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 #8A6090?

The RGB value is 138, 96, 144: 138 red, 96 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6090?

The complementary color is #669060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6090?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6090 color

#8A6090 rgb(138, 96, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A6090 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 37.6% green and 56.5% blue (138, 96, 144).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 5.05:1).

#8A6090 color codes

HEX	`#8A6090`
RGB	`rgb(138, 96, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 37.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 33%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.69, 25.68, -19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.69, 32.36, 322.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.698, 15.783, 28.389)`
Decimal	`9068688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6090, 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 #8A6090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #8A6090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6090; }
.text { color: #8a6090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 96 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6090, #90607e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A6090?: #8A6090 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 #8A6090?: The RGB value is 138, 96, 144: 138 red, 96 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6090?: The complementary color is #669060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6090?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.