What color is #8B7492?

#8B7492 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7492?

The RGB value is 139, 116, 146: 139 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7492?

The complementary color is #7B9274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7492 color

#8B7492 rgb(139, 116, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B7492 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 45.5% green and 57.3% blue (139, 116, 146).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#8B7492 color codes

HEX	`#8B7492`
RGB	`rgb(139, 116, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 45.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 14.7, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 19.57, 318.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.08, 20.055, 29.896)`
Decimal	`9139346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7492, 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 #8B7492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #8B7492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7492; }
.text { color: #8b7492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 116 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7492, #92748a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B7492?: #8B7492 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7492?: The RGB value is 139, 116, 146: 139 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7492?: The complementary color is #7B9274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.