What color is #8D2A64?

#8D2A64 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D2A64?

The RGB value is 141, 42, 100: 141 red, 42 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D2A64?

The complementary color is #2A8D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D2A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D2A64 color

#8D2A64 rgb(141, 42, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D2A64 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 16.5% green and 39.2% blue (141, 42, 100).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 54% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Romantic Vampire (#991166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#8D2A64 color codes

HEX	`#8D2A64`
RGB	`rgb(141, 42, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 16.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 54%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 70%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.48, 47.19, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.48, 48.5, 346.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.113, 8.24, 12.901)`
Decimal	`9251428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D2A64, 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 #8D2A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8D2A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8D2A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d2a64; }
.text { color: #8d2a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d2a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 42 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d2a64, #8d2a32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #8D2A64?: #8D2A64 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D2A64?: The RGB value is 141, 42, 100: 141 red, 42 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D2A64?: The complementary color is #2A8D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D2A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.