What color is #8B6583?

#8B6583 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 #8B6583?

The RGB value is 139, 101, 131: 139 red, 101 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6583?

The complementary color is #658B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6583?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6583 color

#8B6583 rgb(139, 101, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B6583 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 39.6% green and 51.4% blue (139, 101, 131).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#8B6583 color codes

HEX	`#8B6583`
RGB	`rgb(139, 101, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 39.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.54, 20.5, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.54, 23.08, 332.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.398, 16.436, 23.619)`
Decimal	`9135491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6583, 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 #8B6583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #8B6583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6583; }
.text { color: #8b6583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 101 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6583, #8b6570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B6583?: #8B6583 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 #8B6583?: The RGB value is 139, 101, 131: 139 red, 101 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6583?: The complementary color is #658B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6583?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.