What color is #8B718D?

#8B718D 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 #8B718D?

The RGB value is 139, 113, 141: 139 red, 113 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B718D?

The complementary color is #738D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B718D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B718D color

#8B718D rgb(139, 113, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B718D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 44.3% green and 55.3% blue (139, 113, 141).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8B718D color codes

HEX	`#8B718D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 113, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 44.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 20%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.95, 15.42, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.95, 19.19, 323.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.36, 19.223, 27.779)`
Decimal	`9138573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B718D, 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 #8B718D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B718D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #8B718D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b718d; }
.text { color: #8b718d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b718d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 113 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b718d, #8d7181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B718D?: #8B718D 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 #8B718D?: The RGB value is 139, 113, 141: 139 red, 113 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B718D?: The complementary color is #738D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B718D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.