What color is #8B6D96?

#8B6D96 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 #8B6D96?

The RGB value is 139, 109, 150: 139 red, 109 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6D96?

The complementary color is #78966D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6D96 color

#8B6D96 rgb(139, 109, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B6D96 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42.7% green and 58.8% blue (139, 109, 150).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#8B6D96 color codes

HEX	`#8B6D96`
RGB	`rgb(139, 109, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.25, 19.66, -17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.25, 26.51, 317.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.62, 18.629, 31.305)`
Decimal	`9137558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6D96, 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 #8B6D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B6D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #8B6D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6d96; }
.text { color: #8b6d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 109 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6d96, #966d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B6D96?: #8B6D96 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 #8B6D96?: The RGB value is 139, 109, 150: 139 red, 109 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6D96?: The complementary color is #78966D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.