What color is #8A6484?

#8A6484 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 #8A6484?

The RGB value is 138, 100, 132: 138 red, 100 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6484?

The complementary color is #648A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6484?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6484 color

#8A6484 rgb(138, 100, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A6484 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 39.2% green and 51.8% blue (138, 100, 132).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 16% saturation and 47% 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 4.96:1).

#8A6484 color codes

HEX	`#8A6484`
RGB	`rgb(138, 100, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 39.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.22, 20.91, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.22, 23.97, 330.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.203, 16.184, 23.938)`
Decimal	`9069700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6484, 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 #8A6484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #8A6484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6484; }
.text { color: #8a6484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 100 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6484, #8a6471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A6484?: #8A6484 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 #8A6484?: The RGB value is 138, 100, 132: 138 red, 100 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6484?: The complementary color is #648A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6484?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.