What color is #8B0070?

#8B0070 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B0070?

The RGB value is 139, 0, 112: 139 red, 0 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B0070?

The complementary color is #008B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B0070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B0070 color

#8B0070 rgb(139, 0, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B0070 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 0% green and 43.9% blue (139, 0, 112).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purpleness (#881177), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#8B0070 color codes

HEX	`#8B0070`
RGB	`rgb(139, 0, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 0%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.02, 58.67, -24.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.02, 63.48, 337.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.573, 6.66, 15.897)`
Decimal	`9109616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B0070, 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 #8B0070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B0070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8B0070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b0070; }
.text { color: #8b0070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b0070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 0 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b0070, #8b002a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B0070?: #8B0070 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B0070?: The RGB value is 139, 0, 112: 139 red, 0 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B0070?: The complementary color is #008B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B0070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.