What color is #8A6F90?

#8A6F90 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 #8A6F90?

The RGB value is 138, 111, 144: 138 red, 111 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6F90?

The complementary color is #75906F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6F90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6F90 color

#8A6F90 rgb(138, 111, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A6F90 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 43.5% green and 56.5% blue (138, 111, 144).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#8A6F90 color codes

HEX	`#8A6F90`
RGB	`rgb(138, 111, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 43.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, 16.86, -13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 21.9, 320.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.199, 18.786, 28.889)`
Decimal	`9072528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6F90, 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 #8A6F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A6F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #8A6F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6f90; }
.text { color: #8a6f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 111 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6f90, #906f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A6F90?: #8A6F90 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 #8A6F90?: The RGB value is 138, 111, 144: 138 red, 111 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6F90?: The complementary color is #75906F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6F90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.