What color is #8B6F86?

#8B6F86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6F86?

The RGB value is 139, 111, 134: 139 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6F86?

The complementary color is #6F8B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6F86 color

#8B6F86 rgb(139, 111, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B6F86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.5% green and 52.5% blue (139, 111, 134).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#8B6F86 color codes

HEX	`#8B6F86`
RGB	`rgb(139, 111, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 15.2, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 17.38, 331)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.635, 18.58, 25.049)`
Decimal	`9138054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6F86, 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 #8B6F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B6F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #8B6F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6f86; }
.text { color: #8b6f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 111 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6f86, #8b6f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B6F86?: #8B6F86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6F86?: The RGB value is 139, 111, 134: 139 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6F86?: The complementary color is #6F8B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.