What color is #8B659B?

#8B659B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B659B?

The RGB value is 139, 101, 155: 139 red, 101 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B659B?

The complementary color is #759B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B659B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B659B color

#8B659B rgb(139, 101, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B659B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 39.6% green and 60.8% blue (139, 101, 155).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#8B659B color codes

HEX	`#8B659B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 101, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 39.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, 25.44, -23.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 34.61, 317.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.217, 17.163, 33.199)`
Decimal	`9135515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B659B, 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 #8B659B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B659B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #8B659B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b659b; }
.text { color: #8b659b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b659b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 101 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b659b, #9b6590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B659B?: #8B659B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B659B?: The RGB value is 139, 101, 155: 139 red, 101 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B659B?: The complementary color is #759B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B659B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.