What color is #8C6CA1?

#8C6CA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C6CA1?

The RGB value is 140, 108, 161: 140 red, 108 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6CA1?

The complementary color is #81A16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6CA1?

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

#8C6CA1 color

#8C6CA1 rgb(140, 108, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C6CA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 42.4% green and 63.1% blue (140, 108, 161).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8C6CA1 color codes

HEX	`#8C6CA1`
RGB	`rgb(140, 108, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 42.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.54, 23, -23.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.54, 33.08, 314.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.61, 18.874, 36.163)`
Decimal	`9202849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6CA1, 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 #8C6CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C6CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #8C6CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6ca1; }
.text { color: #8c6ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 108 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6ca1, #a16c9c); }

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Questions

What color is #8C6CA1?: #8C6CA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C6CA1?: The RGB value is 140, 108, 161: 140 red, 108 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6CA1?: The complementary color is #81A16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.