What color is #8C618F?

#8C618F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C618F?

The RGB value is 140, 97, 143: 140 red, 97 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C618F?

The complementary color is #648F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C618F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C618F color

#8C618F rgb(140, 97, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C618F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 38% green and 56.1% blue (140, 97, 143).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#8C618F color codes

HEX	`#8C618F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 97, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 38%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, 25.57, -18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 31.51, 324.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.047, 16.109, 28.035)`
Decimal	`9200015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C618F, 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 #8C618F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C618F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	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 #8C618F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c618f; }
.text { color: #8c618f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c618f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 97 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c618f, #8f617b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8C618F?: #8C618F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C618F?: The RGB value is 140, 97, 143: 140 red, 97 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C618F?: The complementary color is #648F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C618F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.