What color is #8B69AD?

#8B69AD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B69AD?

The RGB value is 139, 105, 173: 139 red, 105 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B69AD?

The complementary color is #8BAD69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B69AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B69AD color

#8B69AD rgb(139, 105, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B69AD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 41.2% green and 67.8% blue (139, 105, 173).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#8B69AD color codes

HEX	`#8B69AD`
RGB	`rgb(139, 105, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 41.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 39%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 39%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 27.2, -31.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 41.45, 311.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.24, 18.609, 41.895)`
Decimal	`9136557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B69AD, 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 #8B69AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B69AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	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 #8B69AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b69ad; }
.text { color: #8b69ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b69ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 105 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b69ad, #ad69ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B69AD?: #8B69AD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B69AD?: The RGB value is 139, 105, 173: 139 red, 105 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B69AD?: The complementary color is #8BAD69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B69AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.