What color is #8C6990?

#8C6990 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C6990?

The RGB value is 140, 105, 144: 140 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6990?

The complementary color is #6D9069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6990?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6990 color

#8C6990 rgb(140, 105, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C6990 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 41.2% green and 56.5% blue (140, 105, 144).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#8C6990 color codes

HEX	`#8C6990`
RGB	`rgb(140, 105, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 41.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, 21.1, -15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 26.45, 322.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.9, 17.693, 28.694)`
Decimal	`9202064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6990, 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 #8C6990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #8C6990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6990; }
.text { color: #8c6990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 105 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6990, #906981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8C6990?: #8C6990 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C6990?: The RGB value is 140, 105, 144: 140 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6990?: The complementary color is #6D9069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6990?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.