What color is #8B4B98?

#8B4B98 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B4B98?

The RGB value is 139, 75, 152: 139 red, 75 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B4B98?

The complementary color is #58984B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4B98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B4B98 color

#8B4B98 rgb(139, 75, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B4B98 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 29.4% green and 59.6% blue (139, 75, 152).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#8B4B98 color codes

HEX	`#8B4B98`
RGB	`rgb(139, 75, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 29.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 51%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 51%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, 39.57, -31.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 50.3, 321.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.83, 12.789, 31.176)`
Decimal	`9128856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B4B98, 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 #8B4B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B4B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #8B4B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4b98; }
.text { color: #8b4b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 75 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4b98, #984b7f); }

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Questions

What color is #8B4B98?: #8B4B98 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B4B98?: The RGB value is 139, 75, 152: 139 red, 75 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B4B98?: The complementary color is #58984B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4B98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.