What color is #8B2E62?

#8B2E62 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B2E62?

The RGB value is 139, 46, 98: 139 red, 46 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B2E62?

The complementary color is #2E8B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B2E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B2E62 color

#8B2E62 rgb(139, 46, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B2E62 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 18% green and 38.4% blue (139, 46, 98).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 50% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#8B2E62 color codes

HEX	`#8B2E62`
RGB	`rgb(139, 46, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 18%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 50%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 67%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.65, 44.65, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.65, 45.69, 347.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.83, 8.326, 12.432)`
Decimal	`9121378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B2E62, 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 #8B2E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B2E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #8B2E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b2e62; }
.text { color: #8b2e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b2e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 46 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b2e62, #8b2e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #8B2E62?: #8B2E62 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B2E62?: The RGB value is 139, 46, 98: 139 red, 46 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B2E62?: The complementary color is #2E8B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B2E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.