What color is #8B617E?

#8B617E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B617E?

The RGB value is 139, 97, 126: 139 red, 97 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B617E?

The complementary color is #618B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B617E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B617E color

#8B617E rgb(139, 97, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B617E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 38% green and 49.4% blue (139, 97, 126).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8B617E color codes

HEX	`#8B617E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 97, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 38%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.37, 21.9, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.37, 23.82, 336.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.688, 15.546, 21.751)`
Decimal	`9134462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B617E, 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 #8B617E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B617E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #8B617E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b617e; }
.text { color: #8b617e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b617e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 97 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b617e, #8b6169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B617E?: #8B617E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B617E?: The RGB value is 139, 97, 126: 139 red, 97 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B617E?: The complementary color is #618B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B617E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.