What color is #8B718E?

#8B718E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B718E?

The RGB value is 139, 113, 142: 139 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B718E?

The complementary color is #748E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B718E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B718E color

#8B718E rgb(139, 113, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B718E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 44.3% green and 55.7% blue (139, 113, 142).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#8B718E color codes

HEX	`#8B718E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 113, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 44.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, 15.63, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 19.68, 322.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.434, 19.253, 28.173)`
Decimal	`9138574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B718E, 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 #8B718E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B718E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #8B718E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b718e; }
.text { color: #8b718e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b718e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 113 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b718e, #8e7183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B718E?: #8B718E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B718E?: The RGB value is 139, 113, 142: 139 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B718E?: The complementary color is #748E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B718E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.