What color is #8B1358?

#8B1358 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B1358?

The RGB value is 139, 19, 88: 139 red, 19 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B1358?

The complementary color is #138B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B1358?

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.

#8B1358 color

#8B1358 rgb(139, 19, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B1358 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 7.5% green and 34.5% blue (139, 19, 88).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 76% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vertigo Cherry (#990055), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8B1358 color codes

HEX	`#8B1358`
RGB	`rgb(139, 19, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 7.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 76%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 86%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.02, 52.55, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.02, 53.27, 350.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.643, 6.661, 9.851)`
Decimal	`9114456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B1358, 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 #8B1358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B1358 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 #8B1358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b1358; }
.text { color: #8b1358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b1358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 19 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b1358, #8b131c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #8B1358?: #8B1358 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B1358?: The RGB value is 139, 19, 88: 139 red, 19 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B1358?: The complementary color is #138B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B1358?: 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.