What color is #8B708E?

#8B708E 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 #8B708E?

The RGB value is 139, 112, 142: 139 red, 112 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B708E?

The complementary color is #738E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B708E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B708E color

#8B708E rgb(139, 112, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B708E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.9% green and 55.7% blue (139, 112, 142).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 4.81:1).

#8B708E color codes

HEX	`#8B708E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 112, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.72, 16.22, -12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.72, 20.38, 322.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.323, 19.031, 28.136)`
Decimal	`9138318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B708E, 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 #8B708E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B708E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #8B708E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b708e; }
.text { color: #8b708e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b708e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 112 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b708e, #8e7082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B708E?: #8B708E 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 #8B708E?: The RGB value is 139, 112, 142: 139 red, 112 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B708E?: The complementary color is #738E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B708E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.