What color is #8C2F77?

#8C2F77 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C2F77?

The RGB value is 140, 47, 119: 140 red, 47 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C2F77?

The complementary color is #2F8C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C2F77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C2F77 color

#8C2F77 rgb(140, 47, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C2F77 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 18.4% green and 46.7% blue (140, 47, 119).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 50% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#8C2F77 color codes

HEX	`#8C2F77`
RGB	`rgb(140, 47, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 18.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 50%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 66%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, 47.58, -21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 52.05, 336.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.162, 8.942, 18.377)`
Decimal	`9187191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C2F77, 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 #8C2F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8C2F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8C2F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c2f77; }
.text { color: #8c2f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c2f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 47 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c2f77, #8c2f49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8C2F77?: #8C2F77 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C2F77?: The RGB value is 140, 47, 119: 140 red, 47 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C2F77?: The complementary color is #2F8C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C2F77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.