What color is #8C6E93?

#8C6E93 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 #8C6E93?

The RGB value is 140, 110, 147: 140 red, 110 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6E93?

The complementary color is #75936E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6E93 color

#8C6E93 rgb(140, 110, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C6E93 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 43.1% green and 57.6% blue (140, 110, 147).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8C6E93 color codes

HEX	`#8C6E93`
RGB	`rgb(140, 110, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 43.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, 18.78, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 24.44, 320.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.657, 18.834, 30.093)`
Decimal	`9203347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6E93, 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 #8C6E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C6E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #8C6E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6e93; }
.text { color: #8c6e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 110 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6e93, #936e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8C6E93?: #8C6E93 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 #8C6E93?: The RGB value is 140, 110, 147: 140 red, 110 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6E93?: The complementary color is #75936E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.