What color is #8B469D?

#8B469D is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B469D?

The RGB value is 139, 70, 157: 139 red, 70 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B469D?

The complementary color is #589D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B469D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B469D color

#8B469D rgb(139, 70, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B469D is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 27.5% green and 61.6% blue (139, 70, 157).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 38% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#8B469D color codes

HEX	`#8B469D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 70, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 27.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 38%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 55%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 55%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, 43.27, -35.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 55.8, 320.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.923, 12.304, 33.27)`
Decimal	`9127581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B469D, 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 #8B469D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B469D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	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 #8B469D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b469d; }
.text { color: #8b469d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b469d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 70 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b469d, #9d4684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B469D?: #8B469D is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B469D?: The RGB value is 139, 70, 157: 139 red, 70 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B469D?: The complementary color is #589D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B469D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.