What color is #8B5D7E?

#8B5D7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5D7E?

The RGB value is 139, 93, 126: 139 red, 93 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5D7E?

The complementary color is #5D8B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5D7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5D7E color

#8B5D7E rgb(139, 93, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B5D7E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 36.5% green and 49.4% blue (139, 93, 126).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#8B5D7E color codes

HEX	`#8B5D7E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 93, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 36.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.39, 24.24, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.39, 26.55, 335.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.328, 14.825, 21.631)`
Decimal	`9133438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5D7E, 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 #8B5D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #8B5D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5d7e; }
.text { color: #8b5d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 93 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5d7e, #8b5d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B5D7E?: #8B5D7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5D7E?: The RGB value is 139, 93, 126: 139 red, 93 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5D7E?: The complementary color is #5D8B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5D7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.