What color is #8B6C88?

#8B6C88 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 #8B6C88?

The RGB value is 139, 108, 136: 139 red, 108 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6C88?

The complementary color is #6C8B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6C88 color

#8B6C88 rgb(139, 108, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B6C88 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42.4% green and 53.3% blue (139, 108, 136).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#8B6C88 color codes

HEX	`#8B6C88`
RGB	`rgb(139, 108, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, 17.36, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 20.37, 328.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.454, 17.992, 25.683)`
Decimal	`9137288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6C88, 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 #8B6C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #8B6C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6c88; }
.text { color: #8b6c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 108 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6c88, #8b6c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B6C88?: #8B6C88 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 #8B6C88?: The RGB value is 139, 108, 136: 139 red, 108 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6C88?: The complementary color is #6C8B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.