What color is #8B4C95?

#8B4C95 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 #8B4C95?

The RGB value is 139, 76, 149: 139 red, 76 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B4C95?

The complementary color is #56954C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4C95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B4C95 color

#8B4C95 rgb(139, 76, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B4C95 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 29.8% green and 58.4% blue (139, 76, 149).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#8B4C95 color codes

HEX	`#8B4C95`
RGB	`rgb(139, 76, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 29.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 49%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.5, 38.41, -29.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.5, 48.22, 322.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.656, 12.829, 29.921)`
Decimal	`9129109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B4C95, 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 #8B4C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B4C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #8B4C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4c95; }
.text { color: #8b4c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 76 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4c95, #954c7a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B4C95?: #8B4C95 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 #8B4C95?: The RGB value is 139, 76, 149: 139 red, 76 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B4C95?: The complementary color is #56954C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4C95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.