What color is #8B678F?

#8B678F 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 #8B678F?

The RGB value is 139, 103, 143: 139 red, 103 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B678F?

The complementary color is #6B8F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B678F?

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.

#8B678F color

#8B678F rgb(139, 103, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B678F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 40.4% green and 56.1% blue (139, 103, 143).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 4.74:1).

#8B678F color codes

HEX	`#8B678F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 103, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 40.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 28%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.48, 21.71, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.48, 27.18, 323.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.455, 17.173, 28.219)`
Decimal	`9136015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B678F, 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 #8B678F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B678F 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 #8B678F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b678f; }
.text { color: #8b678f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b678f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 103 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b678f, #8f677f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B678F?: #8B678F 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 #8B678F?: The RGB value is 139, 103, 143: 139 red, 103 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B678F?: The complementary color is #6B8F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B678F?: 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.