What color is #8B6D94?

#8B6D94 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 #8B6D94?

The RGB value is 139, 109, 148: 139 red, 109 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6D94?

The complementary color is #76946D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6D94 color

#8B6D94 rgb(139, 109, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B6D94 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42.7% green and 58% blue (139, 109, 148).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#8B6D94 color codes

HEX	`#8B6D94`
RGB	`rgb(139, 109, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, 19.23, -16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 25.48, 319)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.461, 18.565, 30.464)`
Decimal	`9137556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6D94, 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 #8B6D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B6D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #8B6D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6d94; }
.text { color: #8b6d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 109 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6d94, #946d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B6D94?: #8B6D94 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 #8B6D94?: The RGB value is 139, 109, 148: 139 red, 109 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6D94?: The complementary color is #76946D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.