What color is #8A6C86?

#8A6C86 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 #8A6C86?

The RGB value is 138, 108, 134: 138 red, 108 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6C86?

The complementary color is #6C8A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6C86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6C86 color

#8A6C86 rgb(138, 108, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A6C86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 42.4% green and 52.5% blue (138, 108, 134).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#8A6C86 color codes

HEX	`#8A6C86`
RGB	`rgb(138, 108, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 42.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, 16.59, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 19.25, 329.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.146, 17.85, 24.934)`
Decimal	`9071750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6C86, 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 #8A6C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #8A6C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6c86; }
.text { color: #8a6c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 108 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6c86, #8a6c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A6C86?: #8A6C86 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 #8A6C86?: The RGB value is 138, 108, 134: 138 red, 108 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6C86?: The complementary color is #6C8A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6C86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.