What color is #8B6ECB?

#8B6ECB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6ECB?

The RGB value is 139, 110, 203: 139 red, 110 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6ECB?

The complementary color is #AECB6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6ECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6ECB color

#8B6ECB rgb(139, 110, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B6ECB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.1% green and 79.6% blue (139, 110, 203).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 47% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#8B6ECB color codes

HEX	`#8B6ECB`
RGB	`rgb(139, 110, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 47%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 46%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 46%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, 31.71, -44.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 54.54, 305.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27, 20.952, 59.11)`
Decimal	`9137867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6ECB, 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 #8B6ECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B6ECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #8B6ECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6ecb; }
.text { color: #8b6ecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6ecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 110 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6ecb, #ba6ecb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B6ECB?: #8B6ECB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6ECB?: The RGB value is 139, 110, 203: 139 red, 110 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6ECB?: The complementary color is #AECB6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6ECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.