What color is #8B5E86?

#8B5E86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5E86?

The RGB value is 139, 94, 134: 139 red, 94 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5E86?

The complementary color is #5E8B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5E86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5E86 color

#8B5E86 rgb(139, 94, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B5E86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 36.9% green and 52.5% blue (139, 94, 134).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#8B5E86 color codes

HEX	`#8B5E86`
RGB	`rgb(139, 94, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 36.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.93, 25.18, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.93, 29.23, 329.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.953, 15.216, 24.488)`
Decimal	`9133702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5E86, 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 #8B5E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #8B5E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5e86; }
.text { color: #8b5e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 94 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5e86, #8b5e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B5E86?: #8B5E86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5E86?: The RGB value is 139, 94, 134: 139 red, 94 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5E86?: The complementary color is #5E8B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5E86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.