What color is #8A6385?

#8A6385 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6385?

The RGB value is 138, 99, 133: 138 red, 99 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6385?

The complementary color is #638A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6385?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6385 color

#8A6385 rgb(138, 99, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A6385 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 38.8% green and 52.2% blue (138, 99, 133).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#8A6385 color codes

HEX	`#8A6385`
RGB	`rgb(138, 99, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 38.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47, 21.69, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47, 25.11, 329.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.176, 16.021, 24.268)`
Decimal	`9069445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6385, 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 #8A6385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #8A6385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6385; }
.text { color: #8a6385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 99 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6385, #8a6372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A6385?: #8A6385 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6385?: The RGB value is 138, 99, 133: 138 red, 99 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6385?: The complementary color is #638A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6385?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.