What color is #8B708D?

#8B708D 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 #8B708D?

The RGB value is 139, 112, 141: 139 red, 112 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B708D?

The complementary color is #728D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B708D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B708D color

#8B708D rgb(139, 112, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B708D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.9% green and 55.3% blue (139, 112, 141).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#8B708D color codes

HEX	`#8B708D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 112, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, 16.01, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 19.9, 323.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.249, 19.001, 27.742)`
Decimal	`9138317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B708D, 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 #8B708D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B708D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #8B708D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b708d; }
.text { color: #8b708d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b708d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 112 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b708d, #8d7081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B708D?: #8B708D 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 #8B708D?: The RGB value is 139, 112, 141: 139 red, 112 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B708D?: The complementary color is #728D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B708D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.