What color is #8C6499?

#8C6499 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 #8C6499?

The RGB value is 140, 100, 153: 140 red, 100 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6499?

The complementary color is #719964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6499?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6499 color

#8C6499 rgb(140, 100, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C6499 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 39.2% green and 60% blue (140, 100, 153).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#8C6499 color codes

HEX	`#8C6499`
RGB	`rgb(140, 100, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 39.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 35%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, 25.92, -22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 34.4, 318.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.121, 16.99, 32.298)`
Decimal	`9200793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6499, 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 #8C6499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #8C6499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6499; }
.text { color: #8c6499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 100 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6499, #99648c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8C6499?: #8C6499 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 #8C6499?: The RGB value is 140, 100, 153: 140 red, 100 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6499?: The complementary color is #719964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6499?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.