What color is #8D349C?

#8D349C is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D349C?

The RGB value is 141, 52, 156: 141 red, 52 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D349C?

The complementary color is #439C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D349C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D349C color

#8D349C rgb(141, 52, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D349C is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 20.4% green and 61.2% blue (141, 52, 156).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 50% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#8D349C color codes

HEX	`#8D349C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 52, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 20.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 50%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 67%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 67%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.76, 52.22, -39.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.76, 65.34, 323.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.213, 10.52, 32.517)`
Decimal	`9254044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D349C, 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 #8D349C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D349C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #8D349C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d349c; }
.text { color: #8d349c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d349c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 52 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d349c, #9c3477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #8D349C?: #8D349C is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D349C?: The RGB value is 141, 52, 156: 141 red, 52 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D349C?: The complementary color is #439C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D349C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.