What color is #8B6C85?

#8B6C85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6C85?

The RGB value is 139, 108, 133: 139 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6C85?

The complementary color is #6C8B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6C85 color

#8B6C85 rgb(139, 108, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B6C85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42.4% green and 52.2% blue (139, 108, 133).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 4% 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 4.58:1).

#8B6C85 color codes

HEX	`#8B6C85`
RGB	`rgb(139, 108, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.38, 16.77, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.38, 19.05, 331.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.243, 17.908, 24.576)`
Decimal	`9137285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6C85, 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 #8B6C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #8B6C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6c85; }
.text { color: #8b6c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 108 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6c85, #8b6c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B6C85?: #8B6C85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6C85?: The RGB value is 139, 108, 133: 139 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6C85?: The complementary color is #6C8B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.